Reading, United Kingdom / London, United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
Contract type
Permanent
Work pattern
Full Time
Market
Environment, Water and wastewater
Water, Environment, Cost and quantity surveying, Consultancy
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.
Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for its employees?
As Senior Quantity Surveyor you will be supporting the team within Water and Environment, delivering complex infrastructure schemes.
What you will contribute to the team;
* Support Water Companies in delivering large capital programmes, providing an essential service, and improving the environment.
* Provide commercial support to a large project or programme of works
* Ensuring robust estimates are provided that are aligned to scope and makes due allowance for all risks and opportunities
* Managing commercial inputs to the procurement process including ensuring that strategies are developed and agreed.
* Contracts are properly managed in accordance with contract requirements including compliance with all responses to communications, payments, programme submissions etc
* Ensuring robust cost management is undertaken at all times.
* 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
* Monitor that technical solutions meet with technical standards, legal obligations, and client requirements.
* Use a systematic approach to critically examine the situation from different perspectives.
* Gather relevant information from different sources in reaching a decision.
* Generate and weigh the different options in arriving at decisions.
* Weigh the risks and consequences of all options.
* Make well-reasoned, sound and timely decisions based on the needs of the situation, the clients and the team member
* Involve and consult those affected by the decision.
* Maintain and build on existing client relationships to anticipate needs.
Required for the position of Senior Quantity Surveyor;
* Chartered Surveyor, ideally MRICS, with a degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying
* Experience working with NEC Contracts and other target cost, or cost reimbursable contracts
* Experienced in delivering commercial and contractual elements of heavy infrastructure projects.
* Experienced in Contract Management
* Demonstrated background working within Consultancy or Main Contracting environment
* Ability to prioritise and able to work under pressure.
* Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients and colleagues.
* Excellent presentation and communication skills
* Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to work
* Technically and commercially aware able to deliver on all post contract service delivery and to solve problems
* Proactive and self-motivated
* Strong commercial knowledge
* Effective time management - efficient and adding value to projects
* Customer focus - ability to engage in sound relationships with the customer project team
Preferred, but not essential.
* A knowledge and expertise in the water/wastewater industry sector
We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
About the business unit
The Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers management services in all the sectors that Mott MacDonald operate in the Built Environment, Defence, Energy, Water, Transportation and Education, Health and Care.
Our environment and water portfolio is primarily a UK based business delivering project, programme and commercial management services to regulated water/wastewater clients and the Environment Agency. Our work stretches across the entire project lifecycle, from pre-contract cost estimating and benchmarking to post contract QS services and commercial assurance. For project and programme management we deliver capital projects on behalf of our clients, both internal and external that range from several hundred thousand pounds in value to major projects and programmes worth over £0.5 billion.
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Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK.
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 reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com 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 everyday health costs and treatments.
* A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
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.
* Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
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.
Learning and development
* 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.
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