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A bit about the team
Owning to the continued expansion within our built environment sector, we have exciting opportunities for quantity surveying professionals to join our growing team to be based in Cardiff or Bristol. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in some of the most complex and challenging projects. Within the Mott MacDonald family we are looking to attract the finest talent to be part of this journey as we mobilise for a number of key opportunities across a broad portfolio of both public and private sector programmes. Many of the programmes are long term opportunities allowing you to grow and develop your career throughout.
Our Built Environment Advisory Team specialise in providing Programme, Project and Cost Management (PPCM) services to tackle a wide range of complex and challenging projects for our clients. Our focus on Excellence was recently recognised at the National Building Awards 2020, as winners of Surveyor of the Year and our diverse team PRIDE ourselves on the quality of the service we provide for our clients.
Driving Social Outcomes is at the heart of every project we work on and we specialise in working collaboratively with project stakeholders to maximise the potential for environmental, social and economic benefits to positively improve the communities in which we live, work and play.
We have a very dynamic and diverse team who are leading our Digital by Default agenda by developing and rolling out digital PPCM solutions to drive efficiencies for our clients and enhance the use of project data to provide live analytics to inform project decision making.
We currently have three strategic areas of focus including:
Health – Assisting with the delivery of the Government’s Health Ambitions through major Programmes and working directly with NHS trusts to support with capital delivery and estate rationalisation.
Government - Supporting the delivery of a number of major Government led property improvement national programmes.
Cities – Supporting our Cities clients deliver better social, economic and environmental outcomes including £1bn residential led regeneration programme and major sports and entertainment venues as a catalyst for regeneration.
We are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor who demonstrates a passion to work collaboratively with our client teams to deliver their complex projects to time, cost and quality with a commitment to safety.
What you will contribute to the team;
Preparation of estimates and cost plans in line with the brief
Provision of financial advice including the impact of inflation
Preparation of standard documentation – reports, valuations, letters, financial statement
Preparation of tender and contract documents and participating in contract reviews relating to the contract with the customer
Analysis of tenders and preparing tender reports
Prepare valuations and financial statements; re-measure as necessary and adjust variations
Assist in the settlement of construction disputes and prepare and agree final accounts
Attend appropriate design team and progress meetings as and when required
Supporting the development and promotion of Mott MacDonald’s presence within the Wales and South West region
Supporting the development of new business opportunities within the Wales and South West region
Supporting the development of best practice initiatives for the delivery of our services within this sector
Assist in the development of programmes for the delivery of our services
Required for the position of Senior Quantity Surveyor
Experience in relevant sectors: Education, Health, Infrastructure, Community & Culture, Residential, blue light and central government
Degree qualified in a Quantity Surveying subject (or equivalent)
Chartered MRICS
Proven skills and experience of delivering within a Cost Consultancy team whilst managing high value contracts within, capable of leads and delivers multiple, medium to high complexity projects
Competent at building relationships both with internal management and externally with key client stakeholders
Preferred, but not required
Competent at managing and cultivating defined client relationships and securing new work
Experience as a client account manager
Leads large teams, responsible for staff development, resourcing and/or is a recognised Technical lead within a specialist area
Experienced in making decisions and presenting findings back to the client and internal stakeholders
CostX / PowerBI / SharePoint experience is desirable but not essential
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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.
The Unit 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.
Our buildings portfolio is primarily a UK business working in both the public and private sector of the construction market. We provide cost and project management services for a wide range of clients including central government, local authorities and private clients. We work in the majority of buildings market sectors including workplace, residential, law and order, health, education, retail, sports and commercial property. Our vision is to provide added value to our clients business through high quality services and our people.