Quantity Surveyor

About You
Can you shape commercial strategy that delivers real value for communities and the environment?
 
Will you champion best‑practice cost frameworks from should‑cost models to benchmarking so projects land on time and on budget?
 
You build trusted partnerships across project teams and strategic delivery partners to drive open, collaborative ways of working
 
If you’re looking for an opportunity to influence and set commercial strategy—and make a difference—this role is for you.
 

  •  Drive innovation in commercial governance—your ideas will shape how we deliver value and transparency across major projects.
  • Be a trusted voice at the table—influencing decisions that impact infrastructure and communities nationwide.
  • You’ve worked in infrastructure, construction, or civil engineering, and you’re comfortable engaging with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
  • You enjoy designing and improving cost frameworks: should‑cost models and curves, benchmarking strategies, and client assurance.
  • You can work independently and proactively, prioritising and organising workload clearly.
  • Your communication skills—written and oral—help you cut through complexity and build confidence.
  • You bring a supportive, growth‑minded approach, helping others develop strong commercial acumen through coaching and sharing best practice.
  • You value clear, open governance and align naturally with our stance on counter‑fraud, bribery and corruption—our vision is “working together to find and stop fraud.”
  • Most importantly: no one meets every requirement.

    If your experience looks a little different, and you believe you’ll add value, we’d love to hear from you.


About The Role
You’ll influence our commercial strategy, strengthen assurance for executive and senior leaders, and help embed best practice across the organisation—policy, guidance, and our community of practice.
In this role, you will:
  • Provide commercial assurance and advice—shaping governance papers and reporting for senior leadership, the Board, and government stakeholders—so decisions are informed and robust.
  • Lead and embed contract assurance practices—including peer reviews, negotiating terms and changes, and advising on contract structuring to secure best value and fair profit.
  • Develop performance management protocols (e.g., Earned Value, CPI, SPI) and use financial benchmarking to track, test, and improve outcomes across programmes.
  • Build strategic supplier partnerships—sharing risks and benefits, encouraging innovation, and clarifying responsibilities—so collaboration stays open and effective.
  • Coach project and contract managers—championing continuous improvement and commercial acumen—so contracts consistently deliver value for money through a supportive approach.
You’ll work with diverse stakeholders, nurture strong relationships with our project teams and strategic delivery partners, and be an advocate for our counter‑fraud vision: “working together to find and stop fraud.” Your honest, open approach will reinforce our governance and assurance commitments.
To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.
 
Role location: Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)
 
Schedule:

Application closing date: 23:59 26th January 2026
Sifting date: 28th January 2026 
Interviews: w/c 2nd February 2026
(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)
Security:
Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

About Mining Remediation Authority
Our benefits:
  • A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
  • Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
  • Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.
  • Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
  • Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.
  • Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
  • Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
  • Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.
  • Unlock exclusive employee discounts
  • Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.
  • Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.
Working with us:
We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours.

Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.
With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important.
Who we are:
Here at the Mining Remediation Authority, we really are a great team to work with.

We’re united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.
We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution.
We are excited about what our future holds.

Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK.

By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissions by 2050.
We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values.

We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
We’re proud to be an inclusive employer and are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities, and we actively promote equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria and identify as disabled or from a minority ethnic background, this aligns with our values.
We recruit based on your skills, experience and potential not your ethnicity, background, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

To help ensure fairness, we anonymise applications by asking you to remove personally identifiable information before they are reviewed by hiring managers.

This helps us reduce unconscious bias and focus solely on what matters, your ability to succeed in the role.
If you’re successful in joining us, it’s because we believe in your ability to make a meaningful contribution.

By continuing to improve the diversity of our organisation, we strengthen our collective knowledge, creativity, innovation and living our values of being trusted, inclusive, and progressive every day.
If you require reasonable adjustments or an alternative format to apply, please contact us at Recruitment@MiningRemediation.gov.uk or call us on 01623 637000.

We are happy to support you through the process.
 


  • Start: 31/12/2025
  • Rate: £52,443 - £64,098
  • Location: Mansfield,England
  • Type: Permanent
  • Industry: Construction
  • Recruiter: The Coal Authority
  • Contact: Admin The Coal Authority
  • Tel: 01623 637149
  • Email: to view click here
  • Reference: 0576
  • Posted: 2025-12-31 11:54:17 -

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