Senior Quantity Surveyor

Thomas & Adamson International Ltd (part of the Egis Group) are an award-winning UK based consultancy firm specialising in project management, cost management, building surveying and safety services in the Buildings space. Over the last 90 years, T&A have been supporting and leading organisations through the challenges of procuring, delivering and operating their built assets. We do this across the UK, the USA and Middle East. The personalised nature of our expertise and advice gives our clients what they really want - greater confidence, more time and increased return on investment.

Our parent company Egis is a leading global architectural, consulting, construction engineering, operations and mobility services firm. We create and operate intelligent infrastructure and buildings that both respond to the climate emergency and contribute to balanced, sustainable and resilient development. Our 22,000 employees operate across over 100 countries, deploying their expertise to develop and deliver cutting-edge innovations and solutions for clients. Through the wide range of our activities, we are central to the collective organisation of society and the living environment of citizens all over the world.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our growing team in London.

As part of your role, you will be responsible for the following:

Project work

• Undertake a wide variety of pre and post contract duties, ensuring at all times that best practice is employed including but not limited to;
• Cost planning and estimation including life cycle costing, value management and engineering.
• Preparation of tender and contract documents including compiling bills of quantities.
• Administer contracts.
• Post contract cost management
• Administer all project work in line with T&A policies, practices and procedures.
• Representing T&A in the marketplace.
• At all times acting on behalf of T&A in a polite and professional manner and ensuring that company values are maintained and promoted.
• Ensuring efficient and timely implementation of all tasks and project requirements and making every effort to assist with maintaining projects on time and on budget.
• Ensuring adequate and timely communication channels are in place, both internally and externally to support effective project delivery.

General duties

• Generally representing T&A in a professionally competent and positive manner, ensuring service quality and integrity is maintained to the highest possible standards.
• Reporting as appropriate to the client and other stakeholders in line with the client’s requirement with company standards.
• Network and support business development objectives.
• Build upon and maintain culture.
• Mentor junior staff.
• Participate in continuous professional development activities.
• Comply with all T&A policies and procedures, including the use of the Document Management System.

Delivering great client experience

The QS will build strong, professional relationships with colleagues, clients, consultants and contractors, based on mutual respect, trust and integrity. In this context, the role will involve:

• Representing T&A, under senior direction, at project meetings with clients, designers and contractors to provide advice on all aspects of project assignments and following up on actions assigned to T&A at all such meetings.

What we need from you:

• Hold a RICS accredited quantity surveying degree.
• Ideally chartered or working towards it.
• Familiarity with current forms of contract (e.g. JCT, NEC) highly desirable.
• Able to demonstrate IT skills with Microsoft word and excel.
• Able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of bespoke construction IT systems such as CATO, CostX, Microsoft Project.
• Able to demonstrate a range of strong core QS skills reflected in successful project delivery ideally across a variety of industry sectors.
• Willing to make a commitment to continual learning and development, in line with RICS requirements.

Key attributes:

Suitable candidates will be expected to demonstrate their ability to:

• Prioritise and co-ordinate tasks efficiently ensuring all deadlines are met.
• Pay accurate and excellent attention to detail.
• Be pro-active and enjoy working autonomously and as part of a wider team.