Senior Quantity Surveyor – Mechanical & Engineering
Location: London Contract: Permanent Salary: £54,360 – £61,686
Our client, a leading London Local Authority, is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor specialising in Mechanical & Engineering services to join their property and housing division on a permanent basis.
This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of the commercial management of some of the authority’s largest and most complex mechanical services contracts, with annual contract values exceeding £20 million. The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring the delivery of safe, compliant and resilient heating, water hygiene and energy management services to thousands of residents across the borough.
This position would suit an experienced Quantity Surveyor with a strong background in mechanical services, district heating, building services engineering or complex M&E contract management, who is comfortable operating within a highly regulated and technically demanding environment.
You will take commercial responsibility for a portfolio of major contracts including:
- Heating & Water Contract A (£7.9m)
- Heating & Water Contract B (£7.4m)
- District Heating Improvement Programmes (circa £8m)
- Building Energy Management Systems (circa £100k)
These contracts cover a broad range of critical services, including:
- Gas landlord safety inspections
- Domestic and district heating repairs, maintenance and installations
- Water quality testing, treatment and installations
- Mechanical plant servicing, including laundry, sewage, risers and energy systems
- Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS)
- 24/7 critical response and emergency services
Managing commercial oversight of over 8,000 jobs per month, this role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong commercial acumen and the ability to challenge and scrutinise contractor performance and valuations effectively.
Reporting into senior management, you will:
- Lead commercial management across all heating and water contracts, ensuring value for money, compliance and financial control
- Review contract documentation and support the procurement and tendering of district heating schemes
- Prepare budget forecasts and monthly financial reports
- Undertake monthly valuations, including verification of Prime Cost sums
- Review dayworks, manual orders and Schedule of Rates compliance
- Monitor Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) expenditure
- Conduct post-inspection reviews and adjust contractor valuations where appropriate
- Reconcile historic accounts and maintain robust audit-ready documentation
- Issue valuation reports, certificates and pay less notices in accordance with contractual timescales
- Challenge valuations, variations and commercial submissions through effective negotiation
- Provide forensic quantity surveying support where required
- Support workforce development and social value initiatives
This is a high-profile role providing commercial assurance across some of the authority’s most specialist and business-critical contracts.
To be considered, you will possess:
- Significant Quantity Surveying experience within mechanical services, district heating or complex M&E environments
- Proven experience managing high-value, multi-contract portfolios
- Strong commercial and contractual knowledge
- Experience managing structured monthly valuation cycles
- Excellent analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail
- Confidence in challenging valuations, variations and contractor submissions
- Strong financial reporting, forecasting and record management capabilities
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- The ability to work collaboratively with engineers, technical specialists and contractors
What’s on Offer:
- Permanent position with a leading London Local Authority
- Salary: £54,360 – £61,686
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Excellent training and career development opportunities
- The opportunity to work on major infrastructure and housing programmes with significant public impact
If interested, please email your CV and contact details to joshua.hull@servicecare.org.uk or call Josh on 01772 208967….