Quantity Surveyor

Mott MacDonald; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy is looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join their team in Birmingham. In this role, you will support the Project Manager in fulfilling contractual obligations, produce cost plans, and evaluate tender submissions. Ideal candidates will hold a degree in Quantity Surveying or be chartered (MRICS), with experience in complex infrastructure projects and knowledge of NEC Contracts. This is an excellent opportunity to work on significant Defence programmes and grow your career in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Comprehensive wellbeing program

Employee pension matching

27-35 days holiday

Enhanced family leave policies

Qualifications

• Chartered QS MRICS or degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, working towards chartered status.
• Proven experience in delivering complex infrastructure schemes.
• Experience with NEC Contracts and using Cemar.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Manager in fulfilling contractual obligations.
• Produce detailed cost plans and manage resources effectively.
• Implement value engineering and evaluate tender submissions.

Skills

Experience in complex infrastructure schemes

Knowledge of NEC Contracts

Flexibility in work location

Ability to prioritize

Good working relationships

Education

Chartered QS MRICS or Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Cemar

Job description

Project programme and commercial management, Cost and quantity surveying

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Owing to the organic expansion of our Defence portfolio we have a unique opportunity for Quantity Surveyors to join our fast-growing teams in the Southwest. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in some of the most complex and challenging projects in the UK today. We are looking to attract the finest talent to be part of this journey as we mobilise for a number of key opportunities across a broad portfolio of Defence programmes.

What you will contribute to the team

• Support and advise the Project Manager in fulfilling all contractual obligations. This involves ensuring that the terms and conditions of contracts are met, managing risks, and addressing any legal or compliance requirements.
• Produce detailed cost plans, to estimate and allocate resources effectively, ensuring that the project stays within budget and meets financial targets.
• Actively promote and implement value engineering.
• Review, appraise, and report on main contract and sub-contract tenders. This includes evaluating bids, assessing their suitability, and providing recommendations to decision-makers.

Required for the role of Quantity Surveyor

• Chartered QS MRICS or Degree qualified in a Quantity Surveying subject (or equivalent)working towards chartered status (MRICS)
• Proven skills and experience of delivering complex infrastructure schemes within a Cost Consultancy/Main Contractor
• Flexibility in work location and travel
• Working knowledge and experience with NEC Contracts
• Experience in using Cemar

Ability to prioritise and able to work under pressure

Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients and colleagues

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

About the business unit

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

We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients’ key challenges, combining our world-leading project expertise with unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services.

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.

Defence & Energy

With extensive experience in the global defence sector, Mott MacDonald’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.

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

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 at [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

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 for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as 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 will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

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

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.