Expression of Interest - Quantity Surveyor (Whitehaven)
Location/s: Whitehaven, UK
Recruiter contact: Aoife Cullen
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.
About the business unit
Mott MacDonald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers project, programme & commercial management services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors.
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.
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.
Overview of the role
Owing to the organic expansion of our Defence portfolio we have a unique opportunity for Quantity Surveyors to join our fast‑growing teams in Scotland. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in some of the most complex and challenging projects in the UK today.
The Quantity Surveyor will support the successful delivery of client projects. The role focuses on effective cost management, NEC contract administration, and commercial leadership to ensure efficient, transparent delivery aligned with client objectives. The Quantity Surveyor will drive value, manage risk, build effective stakeholder relationships, and champion commercial best practice throughout the project lifecycle.
Key responsibilities and duties include:
* Manage and administer NEC4 contracts in accordance with project and governance requirements
* Control and implement contract variations efficiently, ensuring timely and compliant agreement
* Maintain accurate cost control, monitoring and forecasting
* Continuously improve the quality and reliability of cost forecasts and budgets
* Work collaboratively with client and contractor teams to achieve project objectives, KPIs and value outcomes
* NEC ECC accreditation and practical experience administering NEC4 ECC contracts
* Hold, or be working towards, membership of an appropriate professional body or equivalent such as MRICS
* Experience working on technically complex infrastructure projects within a highly regulated industry
* Experience managing contract cash flow, contract governance and change to essential criteria
* Demonstrable experience administering contracts using CEMAR
* Proven experience in cost control and estimating
* Competent in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Teams, Access and PowerPoint
* Practical, hands‑on experience administering NEC4 ECC and/or PSC contracts
* Demonstrable experience administering contracts using Thinkproject Contracts
Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. 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.
Hybrid Working Policy
We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces wellbeing, flexibility, and trust.
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.
Benefits
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.
Employee ownership
* 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 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.
Health and wellbeing
* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
* Health cash plan to support you with everyday 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 programme, 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.
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 of 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, please contact us.
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