Quantity Surveyor

As Quantity Surveyor you will be responsible for the commercial management of multiple projects and work streams on major highways projects.

Within our Advisory & Programme Delivery (APD) we deliver advisory, project, programme and commercial management services to customers. We operate in Highways, Rail, Aviation and Maritime. Our vision is to deliver major transportation projects as part of a global business and to establish our wide-ranging consultancy as ‘credible’ and ‘preferred’ for our existing and new clients.

A bit about the team

Our North Eastern transportation team is expanding, and we have multiple exciting opportunities for project and commercial managers. We are a vibrant team based across York, Leeds, Sheffield and Newcastle with an ambitious goal of doubling our size in 2025 to match our expanding portfolio. Our core team consists of professionally qualified and experienced Project/Programme Managers, Planners, Commercial Managers, and Quantity Surveyors.

We lead and deliver a broad range of exciting transportation projects and programmes through our integrated, full service, Project, Programme, and Commercial Management (PPCM). We deliver a one Mott Mac Donald solution by collaborating closely with our clients in the transportation sector and leveraging Mott Mac Donalds technical excellence in engineering, development, and management services.

We are seeking driven professionals with the right attitude to integrate both internally and externally, grow our team, represent Mott Mac Donald, and to deliver excellent service to our clients.

We operate in Aviation, Highways, Rail and Maritime. Our vision is to deliver major transportation projects as part of a global business and to establish our wide-ranging consultancy as ‘credible’ and ‘preferred’ for our existing and new clients.

Main Duties

Responsible for commercially managing a project or multiple projects, including:

Budget management including month end reporting (actuals, monthly variances, accruals and annual variances)

Risk management and reporting

Dispute resolution / avoidance

Offering commercial strategy advice

Review and recommendation of subcontractor acceptance

Assessment of compensation events

Assessment of monthly payment applications

Commercial audits

Mentoring of junior members of team

Required;

Full Membership of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)

Cost planning skills and experience of delivering ideally within a cost consultancy / multi-disciplinary environment

Previous experience of contract administration, cost estimates and NEC contracts

Relevant experience working on transportation/highways projects is preferred

Ideally degree qualified

Ability to operate both autonomously and as a part of a larger team

Excellent IT Skills – Word/Excel/Power Point

Strong communication skills including writing reports and presenting

Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients, stakeholders, colleagues and the supply chain

Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to work

Flexibility to travel to client sites and other MM offices

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.

* Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.

* Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.

* A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access…