Quantity Surveyor

An expanding Chartered Quantity Surveying and Project Management consultancy in Leicestershire is looking for a Quantity Surveyor with estimating and tender documentation skills to join a growing cost consulting and cost management team.

You will be reporting to the Senior QS, and will be working within a Cost Management team based from the Leicestershire office but working from home at times also.

Project work comprises live housing and residential projects, healthcare, industrial and commercial/office projects based in Leicester, Leicestershire, the Midlands, and across England.
Work can include both new build construction and refurbishment works.

A combination of office based work and home working can be agreed to meet the new employee's needs.

Suitable Quantity Surveyor candidates will have some experience with:

• The preparation of construction cost estimates
• Creating and updating schedules of work, builder’s quantities and tender documentation.

Quantity Surveyor applicants for this job will ideally have a good working knowledge of building contracts and be familiar with using bespoke measurement software e.g. Masterbill or equivalent construction costing software.

The Quantity Surveyor role will involve some post-contract quantity surveying duties although the principal focus will be on providing excellent pre-contract services to repeat client customers.
It will be essential to be capable of managing multiple small to medium sized projects concurrently.

The ability to manage and develop a PQS pre-contract team of Junior Quantity Surveyors is also needed

Typical Quantity Surveyor / Senior Cost Consultant duties will include assisting Senior QS colleagues with:

• Cost Estimates
• Schedules of Work
• Builders' Quantities
• Bills of Quantities
• Estimating
• Feasibility studies
• Tender and contract documentation
• Valuations
• Cost Reporting
• Final Accounts

• The Quantity Surveyor must have cost consultancy experience within a UK PQS Private practice environment.
• Experience of building pre-contract work is preferred.

• A BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent is preferred.
• MRICS status or progress towards becoming Chartered is desirable

The successful candidate will join an established and growing Leicestershire based QS and PM consultancy who work in a professional and collaborative manner.

• In house and external training provided
• Flexible working arrangements including the opportunity to work from home a number of days per week.