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⚙️ MEP Quantity Surveyor
📍 Central London 🏗️ Major high-end construction projects 💼 Permanent | Site-based | Salary DOE
Do you know the difference between a healthy variation and one that is about to destroy the CVR? 👀
We are supporting an established high-end main contractor with the appointment of an experienced MEP Quantity Surveyor to join its Central London team. This is a hands-on commercial position with genuine ownership of substantial mechanical, electrical and public-health packages, from procurement and subcontract award through to variations, monthly reporting and final account.
🔧 What you will be doing
- Owning the commercial performance of MEP packages
- Producing monthly CVRs, forecasts, cash-flow and cost reports
- Preparing subcontractor tender enquiries
- Completing tender comparisons, levelling and risk reviews
- Negotiating terms and placing MEP subcontracts
- Administering contracts under JCT Design and Build
- Assessing subcontractor applications and issuing payment notices
- Pricing, negotiating and agreeing variations and instructions
- Identifying commercial risks, opportunities and value-engineering options
- Managing packages through to final-account agreement
- Working closely with MEP managers, project teams, consultants and subcontractors
- Supporting junior members of the commercial team
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✅ What we are looking for
- At least three years of MEP commercial experience
- Main-contractor, developer-contractor or MEP-subcontractor background
- Experience independently managing mechanical, electrical or combined MEP packages
- Strong knowledge of JCT Design and Build contracts and subcontracts
- Hands-on procurement and tendering experience
- Experience with CVRs, forecasting and cost-value reconciliation
- Knowledge of payments, payment notices, variations and final accounts
- Construction, Quantity Surveying or Building Services qualification
- Strong Excel, commercial and communication skills
- Able to work site-based in Central London
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⭐ Extra points for
- High-end residential, hospitality, healthcare or major commercial experience
- Projects above £30 million or MEP packages above £4 million
- Bluebeam or AutoCAD knowledge
- Earned-value reporting experience
- Experience supporting or mentoring junior surveyors
🕒 Working pattern
This is a site-based Central London role, typically operating from 8:00am to 6:00pm, with occasional Saturday requirements.
🚀 Why consider it?
- Major, prestigious Central London developments
- Ownership of complex MEP packages
- Direct exposure to senior commercial and MEP leadership
- Clear opportunity to progress towards Senior MEP Quantity Surveyor level
- Experience across luxury finishes, specialist contractors and technically demanding projects
Ready to put your commercial skills to work on some seriously impressive London projects? Apply today!
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