Quantity Surveyor (part time) in North East

Mott MacDonald Bentley is a fully integrated design and build business combining the design expertise of Mott MacDonald with the contracting experience of JN Bentley, operating across water, energy and environment sectors throughout the UK. With an annual turnover surpassing £500 million, Mott MacDonald Bentley cements its position as a leader within the industry. The sustained, robust business performance creates an ideal environment for career growth.

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will work on projects that make a real difference to our environment and our communities - from improving flood defences to upgrading water treatment works and providing nature-based solutions that improve biodiversity. We are open to discussing part-time options for this role, ideally looking at 30 hours per week over 4 days but happy to discuss working patterns on application. We are though unable to offer compressed hours for full-time work over 4 days.

We joined a new partnership in Northumbrian Water’s new Living Water Enterprise, an innovative vehicle developed to deliver large scale construction programmes in AMP8 and beyond, supporting a £3.6bn workload. Northumbrian Water supplies water and sewerage services to just under 4.4 million people and has worked closely with MMB and JN Bentley since 2001. In this time, the companies have delivered hundreds of engineering and construction projects together. This new contract will extend the relationship to at least 2030 and see MMB – which harnesses the contracting strength of JN Bentley and the design specialisms of Mott MacDonald – undertake treatment projects across the North East.

You will be involved throughout the entire project life cycle, from early contractor involvement, optioneering, tender negotiation through to the design, procurement, construct, commissioning and handover of schemes. You will ensure that our projects are financially viable, legally compliant, and completed to the required standards.

Your Role As Quantity Surveyor Includes:

• Ensuring robust cost management processes are in place, providing accurate and timely reports, data, and analysis to assist in commercial decisions.
• Working closely with the delivery team to identify, implement, and monitor efficiency plans throughout the project lifecycle.
• Actively challenge team members to drive best value for clients in project delivery.
• Ensuring all project team members understand the contractual arrangements to meet client requirements.
• Supporting our clients to maximise opportunities and mitigate risks to help deliver successful outcomes.
• Influencing and advising on the contractual and commercial aspects of schemes to ensure robust project control.
• Creating, fostering and maintaining strong client relationships, understanding client needs and ensuring clear communication at all times.
• Providing guidance and support to junior commercial staff.

What You’ll Need:

• Preferably a degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or related field.
• Experience and knowledge of NEC Contracts.
• A practical mindset, good math skills, the ability to solve problems and manage project finances.
• Flexibility and adaptiveness to work in client environments to meet the needs of the projects.
• A valid driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across your operational region.

What’s In It For You:

Alongside our significant training and development investment, bespoke progression plan and support to achieve professional chartership, we offer a wide range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits that you can tailor to your needs. To view our full range of benefits, please see the Bentley benefits brochure attached.