Quantity Surveyor

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Job Title: Quantity Surveyor
We have an exciting opportunity for a 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 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.

• 4 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 OR CESMM4, MCHW, MMHW 
• 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:  Transportation, highways, Infrastructures related development

Flexible working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

• Agile working
• Critical illness and compassionate leave
• Paternity Leave
• Group term life insurance, and Group medical insurance coverage
• Career mobility options
• Short and Long-term global employment opportunities
• Global collaboration and knowledge sharing