Quantity Surveyor

Responsibilities

• Support the development of like-for-like cost benchmarking across assets, programmes, and portfolios
• Blend bottom-up and top-down benchmarking approaches to create sector-credible comparisons
• Undertake element-level, parametric, and allowance-based benchmarking to inform investment decisions
• Ensure transparent treatment of direct costs, indirect costs, overheads, risk, and estimating uncertainty
• Apply AACE estimating class and maturity principles to assess estimate robustness and risk allowances
• Develop and maintain interactive dashboards using Power BI to enable portfolio and asset-level drill-down
• Provide clear, evidence-based narratives explaining cost variances, drivers, and efficiency positions
• Prepare benchmarking outputs suitable for regulatory submissions, assurance reviews, and investment cases

Requirements

• Degree in a numerical, analytical, or engineering discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Economics, Quantity Surveying)
• 6–9 years of experience in cost analysis, cost engineering, project controls, or cost intelligence
• Experience working in the water sector or other regulated infrastructure environments
• Understanding of major infrastructure asset types (e.g., networks, treatment, civils, MEICA)
• Proficiency in Excel and data visualisation tools, specifically Power BI
• Ability to interpret and compare cost information across different programmes and asset classes
• Strong analytical capability and the ability to produce defensible narratives for senior stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of benchmarking methodologies (elemental, parametric, top-down, bottom-up)
• Awareness of AACE estimating classifications or similar maturity frameworks
• Experience working with large datasets or structured cost intelligence platforms
• Familiarity with UK water sector regulation (e.g., AMP cycles, Ofwat expectations)
• Exposure to collaborative delivery or alliance contracting environments

Benefits

• Agile working arrangements
• Critical illness and compassionate leave
• Paternity Leave
• Group term life insurance and Group medical insurance coverage
• Career mobility options and global employment opportunities

About the Company

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy committed to delivering impactful work that shapes the future. We are an employee-owned business with a team of over 20,000 experts working across more than 50 countries to deliver transformative projects in sectors including water, energy, transport, and more.