Senior Quantity Surveyor

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor. The successful applicant will exhibit a keen enthusiasm for collaborating with our client teams to ensure the successful delivery of their complex projects on schedule, within budget, and to high-quality standards, while upholding a strong commitment to safety. This exceptional opportunity provides the successful candidate with exposure to complex infrastructure projects in the UK.

What you will contribute to the team: 

•    Manage the pre-contract tender process including tender assessment and queries and issue the contract award recommendation report.

•    Ensuring robust estimates are provided that are aligned to scope and make allowance for all risks.

•    Managing commercial inputs to the procurement process including ensuring that strategies are developed and agreed.

•    Contracts are properly managed and administered in accordance with contract requirements including compliance with all responses to communications, payments, compensation events and programme submissions etc.

•    Ensuring robust budget and cost management is always undertaken, taking a proactive approach, providing solutions with a 'can do' attitude.

•    Ownership of accurate commercial reporting.

•    Proactive management of project and programme risk including ensuring that mitigation plans are in place and implemented.

•    Development of strong client relationships across its organisation.

•    Supporting internal business development initiatives.

Required for the position Senior Quantity Surveyor

•    BE/B.Tech/Master's in "Civil Engineering" OR any relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying OR Equivalent in the relevant subject.

•    Extensive experience in project delivery, administration and management.

•    Demonstrable understanding and practical application of the NEC3 or 4 ECC main Option A, C or E.

•    Pre-contract tendering experience on NEC3 or 4 ECC.

•    Commercially managed and delivered post-contract projects from contract award to final account, e.g. budget and price control, forecast to complete, payment assessments and compensation events.

•    Experience of a contract management software, such as CEMAR.

•    Stakeholder management.

•    Travel to and work in the client's office, with potential for over night stays 

Candidate Specification :

• BE/B.Tech/Master's in "Civil Engineering" OR any relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying OR Equivalent in the relevant subject.

• 08 plus years of relevant experience

• Good command of Excel

Desirable (Good to have)

• Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS or equivalent)

• Have NEC3 or 4 ECC main Option A, C or E 

• Experience in data collection and analysis including presentation of relevant information in a suitable format

• Proven skills and experience of delivering within a Cost Consultancy 
• Competent at building relationships both with internal management and externally with key client and stakeholders

• CostX / PowerBI / SharePoint experience 

• Experience in relevant sectors: residential, mixed-used development, and/or transportation related development

We can offer (subject to Company's policy):

- Agile and safe working environment

- Competitive annual leave and sick leaves

- Group incentive scheme

- Group term life insurance, Workmen's compensation and Group medical insurance coverage

- Short and Long-term Global employment opportunities

- Global collaboration and knowledge sharing

- Digital Innovation and Transformation

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 have the opportunity to contribute.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.