Quantity Surveyor

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. 

This role offers a hybrid setup once you're embedded in the team - 3 days in the office / site & 2 days working remotely. 

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

Are you keen to work on a major infrastructure project in a fast-paced, hands-on environment with a solid team? As a Quantity Surveyor, you’ll support the team and help keep things running smoothly on our SSE Overhead Lines project in Aberdeen.

• Help prepare reports and claims on time with accurate info
• Support commercial systems on-site and build strong relationships with project teams
• Keep an eye on project risks and update documentation as needed
• Manage subcontractors and suppliers - quotes, contracts, monthly checks, and final accounts
• Grow your knowledge of commercial practices and contract law
• Suggest smarter ways to improve accuracy and cut down on admin time
• Work closely with Commercial Managers and Quantity Surveyors to keep things covered
• Spot opportunities to recover costs and boost project profits
• Help produce monthly financial reports and forecasts
• Build solid negotiation skills
• Join handover and progress meetings when needed
• Help create site manuals and track variations
• Follow company policies and contribute to health, safety, quality, and environmental standards
• Be flexible - pitch in wherever needed to support the team and meet customer needs

What you’ll bring

• Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Sharp analytical thinking and solid financial awareness
• Confident with IT tools - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more
• Knowledge of contract costing and contract law
• Background in Quantity Surveying or Cost Clerk roles
• Hands-on experience with site records, variations, valuations, and supporting project teams
• Skilled in subcontractor management and cost/value reconciliation
• Qualified in Quantity Surveying or graduate calibre
• Full UK driving license – willingness to travel across the area

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year 
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

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’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting 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 3 rd 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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