Senior Quantity Surveyor

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
• Chartered (MRICS or equivalent).
• Proven experience delivering cost management services on major construction, infrastructure or public sector projects.
• Strong knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and client relationships simultaneously.
• Experience leading teams and mentoring others.

• Experience working with public sector clients such as DfE, Homes England.
• Consultancy experience.
• Experience supporting bids, frameworks and business development activities.
• Knowledge of programme-level cost management and commercial assurance.

• 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.
• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.

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.

Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor looking for more than just project delivery?

Do you want the freedom to lead major commissions, build trusted client relationships, influence strategic decisions and accelerate your journey towards Associate level?

We're looking for an ambitious and commercially-minded Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our growing Cost Management team across the Western Region. This is an opportunity to take ownership of high-profile projects, work directly with major public and private sector clients and play a key role in shaping the future growth of our business.

You'll be trusted to lead from the front, manage your own portfolio of work and develop into a recognised commercial leader within the organisation.

This role offers a genuine platform for career progression and professional growth.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Lead significant projects and programmes from inception through to completion.
• Develop long-term relationships with key clients and become their trusted advisor.
• Work across major government, infrastructure and regeneration programmes.
• Influence commercial strategy and project outcomes.
• Mentor and develop future talent within the business.
• Contribute to business growth, winning work and expanding key client accounts.
• Progress towards Associate level through increased responsibility, client leadership and business development opportunities.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll take ownership of a diverse portfolio of projects across a range of sectors, delivering high-quality cost management services while acting as a key point of contact for clients and project teams.

You'll be part of a collaborative and ambitious regional team with opportunities to work across our Bristol, Birmingham and Cardiff offices.

• Take full commercial ownership of projects and programmes from early-stage business case through to final account.
• Deliver cost planning, estimating, procurement, change management and commercial assurance services.
• Manage project budgets, cashflows, risk allowances and reporting requirements.
• Provide strategic commercial advice that helps clients make informed decisions and achieve successful outcomes.
• Build strong and lasting relationships with clients across government, education, housing and regeneration sectors.
• Act as a trusted commercial advisor, providing confidence and clarity throughout project delivery.
• Identify opportunities to add value and grow client accounts.
• Lead the delivery of high-quality cost management services across multiple commissions.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy and quality in project outputs.
• Share knowledge and best practice across project teams.
• Coach, mentor and support junior and intermediate quantity surveyors.
• Help develop the next generation of commercial professionals.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative and high-performing team culture.
• Play an active role in bid submissions, proposals and framework opportunities.
• Identify new opportunities within existing accounts and sectors.
• Represent the business at client meetings, networking events and industry forums.

Location/s: Bristol, UK Cardiff, UK, Birmingham, UK

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 offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

You'll have the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant public sector programmes, including:

• Department for Education (DfE)
• Homes England
• Local Authorities
• Regeneration and Infrastructure Programmes
• Wider Government and Public Sector Frameworks

We're looking for someone who combines strong technical capability with ambition, commercial awareness and leadership potential.