M&E/MEP Quantity Surveyor

M&E/MEP Quantity Surveyor (Consultancy) | Birmingham | Up to £65,000 | Hybrid
The Opportunity:
The Civils & Infrastructure Team at Ford & Stanley Talent Services are proud to be working in partnership with one of Europe's leading construction and property consultancies to find an experienced M&E Quantity Surveyor to operate out of their Birmingham offices.
The successful candidate will be overseeing a portfolio of MoJ (Prison), and Industrial/Factory projects and frameworks, ranging in scale from £1m -£25m+.
This will include new build renovation, and maintenance work. The prospective candidate will act as the primary M&E commercial specialist for their office/region.
This is an organisation that is going from strength to strength, with an ever increasing UK property project portfolio, and a network of offices that now covers over 25 countries world wide.

They offer an environment perfect for individuals looking to grow professionally while working on significant, impactful projects, with defined routes for progression, and no end of possible internal opportunities, not just in the UK, but worldwide.
For the second year running, they have been named one of 2024's Best Places to Work, by Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture. aided by the high level of flexibility they offer, and their emphasis on work/life balance.

The Benefits:

• £3,000 car allowance
• Career development opportunities
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Global travel scholarship programme
• Hybrid working – 3 days office/site, 2 days WFH.

Responsibilties:

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in achieving business objectives, managing service delivery for profitability, and identifying growth opportunities.
• Engaging with customers, building and maintaining strong relationships, and delivering high-quality services that meet cost management and customer requirements.
• Managing projects to ensure services and deliverables align with business procedures, including preparing cost estimates, cost planning, and conducting cost-in-use studies.
• Advising on procurement strategies, managing tender documentation and processes, evaluating tenders, and handling contract administration as the Contract Administrator or Employer’s Agent.
• Overseeing project financials, from valuing completed work and arranging payments to settling final accounts.
• Producing reports for customers and advising Directors on potential project issues, especially those impacting professional indemnity (PI) insurance.

Candidate Essentials:

• 5 years + experience in an M&E-based Quantity surveying role, or an Electrical Estimator role. Essential
• Excellent, demonstrable stakeholder management skills. Essential
• Experience managing large M&E-based projects (£5m+ in value). Essential
• A BSc in Commercial Management/Quantity Surveying or equivalent. Desirable
• MRICS/Chartered status. Desirable

Likely job titles:
Cost Manager, Electrical Estimator, Quantity Surveyor, Senior Quantity Surveyor, Commercial Manager, Commercial Specialist.

About ford & Stanley group

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.

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