Quantity Surveyor – M&E / Electrical

Location: Somerset / South West (Hybrid – predominantly remote with occasional site visits)
Rate: £400 per day 

About the Role

Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor looking for your next opportunity?

Technical Resources is partnering with a leading mechanical and electrical contractor with an established presence across major UK infrastructure and commercial projects to hire a Quantity Surveyor. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering end-to-end commercial management across M&E and electrical projects, ensuring robust cost control, accurate valuations, and full contractual compliance from inception through to final account.

This is an ideal opportunity to join an established organisation with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality M&E and electrical solutions across UK projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Cost Estimation & Budgeting: Prepare and manage detailed cost plans, budgets, and forecasts across the full project lifecycle, ensuring financial targets are met.
• Valuations & Payment Applications: Lead the preparation and submission of interim valuations, applications for payment, and final accounts in line with contract terms.
• Contract Administration: Oversee day-to-day commercial administration, ensuring all contractual obligations are met and variations are identified, valued, and agreed in a timely manner.
• Stakeholder & Project Team Collaboration: Work closely with project managers, site teams, and clients to drive cost efficiency, maintain profitability, and resolve commercial issues as they arise.
• Financial Reporting & Forecasting: Produce accurate monthly cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and commercial risk registers to support senior management decision-making.
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure adherence to contractual obligations, industry regulations, and relevant electrical and M&E standards throughout project delivery.

Experience & Qualifications Required

Essential:

• Experience: Minimum 5 years as a Quantity Surveyor within the M&E or electrical contracting industry.
• Technical Skills: Hands-on experience managing commercial functions on electrical or mechanical and electrical projects, with solid knowledge of NEC and/or JCT contract forms.
• Project/Operational Scope: Proven track record of managing cost control, variation management, and contract administration on high-value or complex M&E schemes.
• Soft Skills: Strong commercial acumen, confident negotiation skills, and the ability to communicate financial information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mobility & Eligibility: Right to Work in the UK; ability to attend site in Somerset on an occasional basis as required.

Desirable:

• Certifications: MRICS or working towards chartership; CSCS card advantageous.
• Sector Background: Prior experience working for major electrical contractors or on critical infrastructure, industrial, or large-scale commercial projects.

What We Offer

• Competitive Day Rate: £400 per day
• Benefits Package: Flexible hybrid working arrangement with predominantly remote working and travel expenses covered for site attendance.
• Clear career progression within a growing global sector.

How to Apply

To apply for this Quantity Surveyor position, please submit an up-to-date CV.

Note: Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application.

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