Senior M&E Quantity Surveyor

Cost Management/Quantity Surveying
London UK
Permanent Full-Time
Hybrid
JobID 1781
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The opportunity

As a Senior M&E Quantity Surveyor at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and talented teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow. You will also be involved in and contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients. 


In this role you will: 

  • Have experience in Mechanical and Electrical estimating, tender evaluations and onsite cost controls 
  • Optimise project costs, implement value engineering and ensure value for money whilst still achieving the highest standards and quality 
  • Provide commercial and contract support throughout the project  
  • Produce cost plans/estimates to provide client detailed budgets  
  • Ensure initial cost plans are sufficient to carry out the works  
  • Analyse tenders to ensure value for money and that the works have been procured at the best market rates  
  • Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner  
  • Close out commercial, change orders and contract issues  
  • Perform interim valuations to ensure subcontractor payments are correct and made in a timely manner  
  • Forecast and monitor cash flow/accruals to ensure a positive cash flow is maintained, liaising with the client’s financial team  
  • Assist in the reparation and agreement of final accounts, including the handling of any claims to ensure the client gets best value from works undertaken  
  • Produce cost analysis feedback/lessons learned to the client for future works  

We would love to hear from you if you: 

  • Have a wealth of experience in Mechanical and Electrical Estimating 
  • Have a degree or comparable experience 
  • Have experience in Battery manufacturing, Life Science, Semi conductor projects  
  • Are an excellent communicator verbally and in writing 
  • Have experience in pre- and post-contract cost management on varied projects 
  • Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun 

About us

Since 1974, we’ve been providing a construction consultancy service that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. It takes a special kind of togetherness to create our thriving, authentic culture. We overcome challenges together, delivering better projects and leveraging innovation. We see the potential in our people and we empower them. We’re a business on a journey – an agile business that is proud
to be different.

We are Linesight. Dynamic. Driven. Different.  

About Cost Management

Our teams of cost managers deliver cost predictability, a high level of assurance and value for money on prestigious, cutting-edge projects around the globe for world-leading clients. Be a part of our collaborative, close-knit teams, who share comprehensive knowledge of international, regional and local construction costs and benchmarks. We champion both mentoring and reverse mentoring across all levels and roles, so you can benefit from the deep expertise and development supports within our organisation, regardless of your experience or seniority.

Our approach to DE&I

At Linesight, we believe that our success is tied to the success of our employees, and we are committed to creating a workplace that is fair, equitable, and inclusive for everyone. We understand that creating an environment where all employees have an equal opportunity to thrive requires a concerted effort across every stage of their time with us, from hiring and onboarding to promotion, career growth, and development.

As part of this commitment, we have implemented a range of policies and initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). This starts with our attraction pipeline and accessible job descriptions, designed to attract a broad range of candidates, and continuing throughout the employee life cycle with DE&I checks built in at every stage. Fairness, consistency, and transparency are the core principles for all our hiring, salary increase, and promotion decisions with built-in gender pay gap checks. Employee and family-friendly policies also enhance inclusion and equity in our teams.  

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