Managing Quantity Surveyor - #190188

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive

Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives.

We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.

This role will be within our Transmission & Renewables team. We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity.

What will you be doing?

We're recruiting for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our team in the South West region, with initial projects down in Cornwall/Devon. You will be required to attend our Substations sites atleast 2-3 days a week so a driving licence is required.

If you have a passion for large-scale, complex infrastructure projects and have experience managing NEC4 contracts, then this could the role for you

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and detail-oriented individual to take on a key role. You will be instrumental in ensuring the financial success of our contracts, working closely with project managers, engineers, and clients to drive value and mitigate risk.

• Oversee all commercial aspects of multiple projects from inception to final account.
• Expertly manage and administer NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contracts (ECC), including Early Warnings,
• Compensation Events, and payment applications.
• Implement robust cost control measures, produce accurate CVRs, and provide detailed financial reports and forecasts to senior management.
• Proactively identify, assess, and manage commercial risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage the procurement and commercial administration of subcontractors, ensuring compliance and performance.
• Meticulously manage all contract variations and compensation events, negotiating and agreeing on fair and reasonable costs.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with clients, consultants, and internal project teams.
• Potentially mentor and guide junior members of the commercial team.

What you’ll bring

• Substantial experience as a Quantity Surveyor.
• Essential: In-depth, practical knowledge and experience of managing contracts under the NEC4 suite.
• Strong commercial acumen and excellent negotiation skills.
• A proactive, solutions-driven attitude with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable:

• Previous experience with Substations/ High Voltage Power

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private health care and health care cash plan
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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