Senior Quantity Surveyor
| Posting date: | 16 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 January 2026 |
| Location: | LS2 7JL |
| Company: | Mitie |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 87182 |
Summary
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Position: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Whitehaven - Blencathra House
Role: Full Time
Mitie are recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to play a critical role in ensuring the commercial and financial integrity of a major Facilities Management contract.
Sitting at the core of our operational delivery, you will be responsible for robust cost management, contract administration, and commercial governance across multiple service lines and workstreams.
Main Duties
Commercial Management & Contract Administration
-Administer and interpret contracts (NEC, JCT, CCS, and bespoke FM agreements), ensuring compliance with all commercial and contractual requirements.
-Manage the full change control process, including preparation, pricing, negotiation, and final agreement of variations.
-Lead the application for payment process, ensuring accurate measurement, substantiation, and timely submission.
-Support the development of cost plans and pricing models for new works and service adjustments.
Cost & Financial Governance
-Produce accurate monthly CVRs, cost reports, forecasts, and margin analysis.
-Identify variances, risks, and opportunities, proposing actions to protect or enhance financial performance.
-Work closely with finance teams on budgeting, cash flow management, WIP control, accruals, and audit readiness.
-Ensure robust cost control procedures are implemented and maintained across the contract.
Performance Monitoring & Reporting
-Monitor commercial performance against KPIs, SLAs, and contract terms.
-Provide clear and concise commercial reports for internal leadership and client teams.
-Support preparation for client reviews, audits, and commercial governance boards.
Stakeholder Engagement
-Act as a trusted commercial partner to operational managers, providing guidance, challenge, and commercial insight.
-Build and maintain effective relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
-Represent the commercial function in operational meetings, client forums, and negotiations.
What we are looking for
Essential Experience
Extensive experience as a Quantity Surveyor within facilities management, construction, or other regulated service environments.
Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Business, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
Proven capability in administering CCS, NEC, JCT, or bespoke FM contracts.
Demonstrated experience managing large, complex, multi-site contracts.
Strong financial management skills, including forecasting, CVRs, cost control, and reporting.
Experience managing subcontractor accounts, variations, and final accounts.
Desirable Experience
Background within a major FM provider or service integration environment.
Knowledge of public sector procurement routes, government frameworks, and compliance requirements.
Skills & Attributes
Commercially astute with excellent analytical and numerical skills.
Strong negotiation, problem-solving, and contract interpretation ability.
Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
Highly organised, able to work under pressure, and capable of managing competing deadlines.
Position: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Whitehaven - Blencathra House
Role: Full Time
Mitie are recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to play a critical role in ensuring the commercial and financial integrity of a major Facilities Management contract.
Sitting at the core of our operational delivery, you will be responsible for robust cost management, contract administration, and commercial governance across multiple service lines and workstreams.
Main Duties
Commercial Management & Contract Administration
-Administer and interpret contracts (NEC, JCT, CCS, and bespoke FM agreements), ensuring compliance with all commercial and contractual requirements.
-Manage the full change control process, including preparation, pricing, negotiation, and final agreement of variations.
-Lead the application for payment process, ensuring accurate measurement, substantiation, and timely submission.
-Support the development of cost plans and pricing models for new works and service adjustments.
Cost & Financial Governance
-Produce accurate monthly CVRs, cost reports, forecasts, and margin analysis.
-Identify variances, risks, and opportunities, proposing actions to protect or enhance financial performance.
-Work closely with finance teams on budgeting, cash flow management, WIP control, accruals, and audit readiness.
-Ensure robust cost control procedures are implemented and maintained across the contract.
Performance Monitoring & Reporting
-Monitor commercial performance against KPIs, SLAs, and contract terms.
-Provide clear and concise commercial reports for internal leadership and client teams.
-Support preparation for client reviews, audits, and commercial governance boards.
Stakeholder Engagement
-Act as a trusted commercial partner to operational managers, providing guidance, challenge, and commercial insight.
-Build and maintain effective relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
-Represent the commercial function in operational meetings, client forums, and negotiations.
What we are looking for
Essential Experience
Extensive experience as a Quantity Surveyor within facilities management, construction, or other regulated service environments.
Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Business, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
Proven capability in administering CCS, NEC, JCT, or bespoke FM contracts.
Demonstrated experience managing large, complex, multi-site contracts.
Strong financial management skills, including forecasting, CVRs, cost control, and reporting.
Experience managing subcontractor accounts, variations, and final accounts.
Desirable Experience
Background within a major FM provider or service integration environment.
Knowledge of public sector procurement routes, government frameworks, and compliance requirements.
Skills & Attributes
Commercially astute with excellent analytical and numerical skills.
Strong negotiation, problem-solving, and contract interpretation ability.
Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
Highly organised, able to work under pressure, and capable of managing competing deadlines.