Location
Glasgow or Edinburgh UK
Relocation
Relocation supported: Not supported, but internal applications are welcome
Recruiter contact
Sacha Kelly
Hiring manager contact
Becky Penn
About Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across global industries delivering exciting work that defines our future and creates societal impact. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. We offer opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, with a focus on empowerment, inclusion, and being brilliant.
Business Unit
The Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors. APD delivers services to projects ranging up to £20bn, through the 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 experience in the global defence sector and energy, we support clients including the UK Ministry of Defence, NATO, and international partners. Our work includes infrastructure upgrades, asset management, and carbon reduction initiatives. In energy, we cover nuclear, renewables, hydro, thermal, electricity and gas, supporting 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 complex and challenging projects in the UK. We are mobilising for key opportunities across a broad Defence portfolio.
Our defence and energy experience spans infrastructure upgrades to carbon reduction initiatives and low-carbon generation. The Quantity Surveyor will support the successful delivery of client projects, focusing on cost management, NEC contract administration, and commercial leadership to ensure efficient, transparent delivery aligned with client objectives. The role drives value, manages risk, builds stakeholder relationships, and champions commercial best practice throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
* 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.
Experience Required
* Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
* 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 highly regulated industry
* Experience managing contract cashflow, 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.
Desirable
* Demonstrable experience administering contracts using Thinkproject Contracts
* NEC4 Project Manager Accreditation
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. This decision is a consequence of changes to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.
Agile working
We offer a hybrid working policy that supports flexibility, well-being, and trust.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We promote equality, diversity and inclusion to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.
Accessibility
If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
* Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance, health cash plan, access to Peppy for menopause support, wellbeing program, and flexible benefits including salary exchange.
* Financial wellbeing: Pension contributions matching (4.5% to 7%), life assurance up to 4x basic salary (option to 6x), income protection, flexible benefits, annual bonus schemes.
* Lifestyle: 33-35 days holiday (depending on level) with buy/sell options, holiday entitlement increases after 5 years, saving schemes and retailer discounts.
* Enhanced family and carers leave: 26 weeks maternity/adoption, 2 weeks paternity/partner, shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay, extra carers leave.
* Learning and development: Professional institution subscription, mentoring, training, and development options.
* Networks and social impact: Employee networks and community engagement.
Location(s): Glasgow, GB; Edinburgh, GB
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Various
Discipline: Cost and quantity surveying
Job Ref: 13113
Recruiter Contact: Sacha Kelly
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