Expression of Interest - Quantity Surveyor

Location/s:
Warrington, UK

Recruiter contact:
Aoife Cullen

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across a range of global industries, delivering projects that define our future and have societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience across our international community, you’ll be surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee‑owned business, we invest in creating a space where everyone feels empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

Mott Mac Donald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors.

APD delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education, health and care management.

With extensive experience in the global defence sector, Mott Mac Donald’s advisory and programme delivery teams support a wide range of clients including the UK Ministry of Defence, NATO, and international partners. Our work spans complex infrastructure upgrades, strategic asset management, and carbon reduction initiatives across land, air, maritime, and nuclear domains. Recent projects include the modernisation of submarine facilities at Devonport and Clyde, infrastructure delivery for the US Visiting Forces (USVF) at RAF Lakenheath, and support for the AUKUS submarine partnership, as well as defence infrastructure across the UK.

In the energy sector, our expertise covers nuclear, renewables, hydro, thermal, and electricity and gas. We provide services to a global customer base, supporting the delivery of major capital projects and the transition to low‑carbon generation. Our teams are helping shape the future of energy through innovative solutions that promote sustainability, resilience and energy security.

Owing to the organic expansion of our Defence portfolio we have a unique opportunity for Quantity Surveyors to join our fast‑growing teams in Scotland. This role places you at the heart of some of the most complex and challenging projects in the UK today, as we mobilise for key opportunities across a broad portfolio of Defence programmes.

The Quantity Surveyor will support the successful delivery of client projects. The role focuses on effective cost management, NEC contract administration and commercial leadership to ensure efficient, transparent delivery aligned with client objectives. You will drive value, manage risk, build effective stakeholder relationships and champion commercial best practice throughout the project lifecycle.

• Manage and administer NEC4 contracts in accordance with project and governance requirements
• Control and implement contract variations efficiently, ensuring timely and compliant agreement
• Maintain accurate cost control, monitoring and forecasting
• Continuously improve the quality and reliability of cost forecasts and budgets
• Work collaboratively with client and contractor teams to achieve project objectives, KPIs and value outcomes

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
• NEC ECC accreditation and practical experience administering NEC4 ECC contracts
• Hold, or be working towards, membership of an appropriate professional body or equivalent such as MRICS
• Experience working on technically complex infrastructure projects…