What’s The Opportunity
We have an opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our cost management team. You will become part of our dynamic and collaborative team working together to achieve team success and will be encouraged and supported to progress your career. As a discipline, we deliver significant projects ranging from £1m to over £1b across a wide variety of sectors.
About The Role
You to be a key point of contact with one of our prestigious clients working on high profile commercial / office projects ranging in value up to £500m. Any experience of working in the cladding replacement / remediation, education, leisure and industrial sectors would also be welcomed.
What you need to do to be effective in this role
The role will be varied and include day to day lead on a variety of projects specifically including:
- Cost Planning (including use of Cost Ex) at various RIBA stages including producing preliminary and detailed cost estimates (from feasibility through to detailed design)
- Pre-Contract services, including:
- Providing advice on procurement strategy and the overall tendering process
- Provide advice on contract arrangements
- Negotiation/agreement of a Contract Sum (experience of two-stage tendering an advantage)
- Prepare tender documents
- Advising clients on tenders when received
- Prepare contract documentation
- Post Contract services, including:
- Providing advice on contractual matters / procedures
- Valuing completed work and approving progress payments
- Monitor changes in design and measure, value and negotiates variations
- Budget management and cost reporting to the client
- Negotiate final accounts
- Working closely with the Team and mentoring / working with graduates
- Client / Principle team member facing
- Developing existing and new client contacts and relationships
The skills and experience you need to have for this role
- Relevant degree
- MRICS preferred but not essential
- Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor with extensive experience you can evidence
- Sound knowledge of JCT Contracts
Personal attributes
- Articulate, capable of establishing and maintaining strong client relationships
- Commercially aware with excellent negotiation and organisational skills
- Able to work collaboratively within a team
