Senior Quantity Surveyor

London, United Kingdom / Reading, United Kingdom

Location/s: London or Reading, UK
Recruiter contact: Danielle Judd

About the business unit

Mott MacDonald's Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers PPCM services and advisory solutions across built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors.

Environment & Water

Multidisciplinary experts help water and wastewater organisations find sustainable, cost-effective solutions to challenges of climate change, net zero, water scarcity and environmental protection.

We work with about half of the UK's regulated water and wastewater companies, providing support from pre contract cost estimating and benchmarking to post contract quantity surveying and commercial assurance.

We deliver capital projects ranging from several hundred thousand pounds to major programmes worth over £0.5bn.

Overview of the role

As the Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will manage Client and Mott MacDonald obligations on clean and wastewater and environmental projects. You will collaborate with Advisory Project and Programme teams to deliver project deliverables to client expectations. You will drive innovation of service delivery, provide advice, and take ownership of project success through risk and stakeholder management, ensuring good governance.

• Quantity Surveying degree or other commercially related discipline or relevant extensive experience in Programme and Project commercial pre and post contract activities, including all activities associated with Cost Management
• Ideally Chartered MRICS or working towards chartered status (MRICS) and a commitment to CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
• Extensive experience in setting and implementing procurement strategies, developing and executing the procurement strategy including the running of tenders and advising the project team on contract conditions and amendments, especially NEC
• Demonstrable experience in Commercial and Cost standards and procedures, highly developed commercial skills and ability to make sound decisions on matters of significant financial value
• Previous experience of commercial management and administration of a wide range of contracts and all aspects of writing, placing and administering contracts, especially NEC and using CEMAR or similar
• Contract and procurement advice, cost analysis, due diligence, cost control, forecasting and monitoring, cost reporting and post contract management on projects, programmes and D & B contracts, ensuring deliverability within funding envelope and compliance with governance
• Experience in developing a Commercial and Cost Team, establishing clear roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities
• Building and managing strong client and stakeholder relationships and effective communication across project delivery, client, supply chain and stakeholder teams
• Excellent IT, oral and written communication, organisational and analytical skills
• Flexibility in work location, potential travel 2-3 times weekly depending on project
• Experience in water, environment and regulated industries
• Ability to operate autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary commercial support team
• Preferred experience in using electronic measurement systems and other cost and contract management tools
• Commitment to sustainability, environment and health & safety

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all, encouraging individual expression and an inclusive environment.

Accessibility

If you have a disability or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact for assistance.

We offer some fantastic benefits including: Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 your basic salary, with option to increase the level of cover to 6 your salary.
• Income protection scheme provides financial benefit and absence and return to work support due to long term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and wills writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with colleagues through annual bonus schemes.

Employee Ownership

• Our employee ownership model means no external investors.
• Employees have a stake and a voice in the business, with direct connection to success through bonuses.
• As career grows, stake grows, recognising long term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters and you can connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels.
• Senior roles have direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• Wellbeing support available through comprehensive programme, including for family members.
• Flexibility to adjust salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many extendable to family.

Lifestyle

• Minimum days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with ability to buy or sell leave through flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to minimum 35 days after 5 years' service.
• Various employee saving schemes and discounts from high street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies: 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and 2 weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Shared parental leave matches maternity leave, up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities, two paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a range of groups, including Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities.