MEP Senior Quantity Surveyor

Overview

In this Senior Quantity Surveyor role, you will lead commercial activities for large-scale MEP packages on high-profile construction projects. You’ll protect and grow the business’s commercial interests while ensuring safety, schedule, and budget adherence. You’ll manage contracts, change control, and client relationships, contributing to successful project delivery. This position offers development within a specialist Building Services team and exposure to mission-critical builds with a collaborative culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development support
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits
• Health and wellbeing support programmes
• Long-term career development and progression

Responsibilities

• Administer and manage MEP contracts through the project lifecycle
• Ensure contractual obligations, terms, and entitlements are effectively managed
• Monitor contract notices, terms, conditions, and entitlements
• Manage applications, valuations, payments, and variations
• Lead change management and variation recovery processes
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution activities
• Build and maintain strong client relationships
• Manage commercial risk and maximise project profitability
• Monitor subcontractor performance and commercial compliance
• Support delivery of projects in line with quality, safety, and financial objectives

Key requirements

• Experience leading MEP commercial activities on major construction projects
• Experience managing multiple subcontract packages valued 5M-10M+
• Strong knowledge of commercial and contract law
• Experience working under Design & Build contracts
• Ability to manage client expectations and commercial negotiations
• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related commercial discipline
• Relevant CSCS Card
• SMSTS certification
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Excellent communication
• Stakeholder management
• Negotiation
• MEP commercial management
• Contract law
• Change management

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