Quantity Surveyor

Mitie

The Role

Overview

Senior Quantity Surveyor managing financial and commercial aspects of contracts.

Key Responsibilities

  • financial reporting
  • valuations
  • cost estimating
  • contract administration
  • subcontractor management
  • risk management

Tasks

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll work closely with delivery teams to manage monthly valuations, forecasts, and variations, and ensure contracts are administered accurately and efficiently. Your role will also involve financial reporting, risk management, and identifying opportunities to increase revenue and margin. You'll be instrumental in maintaining strong client relationships and supporting contract retention and growth. This is a senior-level opportunity to take full financial and commercial ownership of a portfolio of contracts. You'll play a key role in ensuring JCA delivers contracted and additional services cost-effectively, while maintaining compliance with legal and contractual obligations. In addition, you'll contribute to pre- and post-contract cost studies, support tender preparation, and manage subcontractor engagement from enquiry through to completion. You'll also oversee financial close-out of additional works and ensure all records and systems are maintained to company standards. -Maintain excellent client relationships and contribute to contract retention. -Ensure accurate reporting and financial close-out of additional works. -Lead financial forecasting, valuations, and contract administration. -Oversee supply chain and subcontractor engagement from enquiry to completion. -Support estimating and tendering processes with robust cost analysis. -Manage contract performance, risk mitigation, and compliance.

Requirements

  • driving licence
  • degree
  • mrics
  • sharepoint
  • excel
  • analytical

What You Bring

-Valid UK driving licence. -HND/Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction, or Engineering. -MRICS accreditation and relevant CSCS card. -Proficiency in tools like SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, Excel, Asta Powerproject. -Analytical, and negotiation skills. -Knowledge of statutory requirements and methods within the construction and engineering industry. -Strong leadership in line with JCA's brand image -Experience in SME environments and broad business understanding.

The Company

About Mitie

-Headquartered in The Shard in London, delivering large-scale projects across infrastructure, property, energy, and healthcare sectors. -Projects include full facilities management for airports, hospitals, government estates, and prisons (e.g., solar-powered prison solutions). -Offers expertise in security, cleaning, engineering services, energy consultancy, and technical facilities management. -Acquired major businesses such as Interserve FM (2020) and compliance specialist Marlowe (2025) to expand capabilities. -Known for tech-driven approaches like remote monitoring, robotic cleaning, and drone security, pivoting towards 'facilities transformation'. -Focused on high-margin, compliance-led services to drive future growth.

Sector Specialisms

Critical environments

Financial & professional services

Life sciences

Manufacturing

Media, telecoms & tech

Retail & shopping centres

Transport

Utilities

Business & industry

Government & citizens