Mott MacDonald
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.
We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.
Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.
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?
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.
- Support and advise the Project Manager in fulfilling their contractual obligations.
- On behalf of the Project Manager, monitor and process commercial queries from Consultants and Contractors.
- Attend progress meetings to respond to commercial matters raised.
- Assess applications for payment and support the payment process. Clarify any queries with the relevant Consultants and/or Contractors so they can be agreed with the Project Manager
- Carry out periodic commercial checks and due diligence in conjunction with the Project Manager to ensure information submitted corresponds to records held by the Consultant or Contractor.
- In conjunction with the Project Manager provide ongoing assessment of Consultant and Contractor’s estimate to completion
- Receive and check Consultant and Contractor’s final accounts. Negotiate any amendments and reach a final figure and recommendation for acceptance or rejection.
- Prepare estimates and cost plans to support project development and budgetary governance.
- Preparation of standard documentation – reports, valuations, letters, financial statements etc
Required for the position of Quantity Surveyor;
- A degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying
- Experience working with NEC Contracts and other target cost, or cost reimbursable contracts
- Proven skills and experience of delivering within a Cost Consultancy or Main Contractor environment.
- Developed contract management skills.
- Experienced on large scale infrastructure projects.
- Pre and post contract experience
- Experience working in collaborative teams
Preferred but not required;
- Demonstrable experience working within a management services environment
- Chartered or working towards MRICS Chartership
- Environment and Water project experience
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.
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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.
Agile working
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.
- Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.
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Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to
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