Senior Quantity Surveyor

Summary of Senior Quantity Surveyor Job Vacancy - London

A Senior Quantity Surveyor is required to join the infrastructure division of an international construction consultancy in their large London office on major civil, infrastructure or rail projects. You will gain fantastic project exposure as a Quantity Surveyor and have the opportunity to thrive and progress into an Associate Director in the future with this international consultancy.

Responsibilities and Duties

• To perform the role of Senior Quantity Surveyor, taking responsibility for start to finish project delivery, often with respect to larger complex commissions.
• To act as the key client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a premium cost management and quantity surveying service.
• Be a Quantity Surveyor who assists in business development, bid writing and work winning, utilizing market knowledge to fuel sector growth.
• Conducting feasibility studies and writing procurement reports as the Senior Quantity Surveyor
• Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project and where appropriate involving the specialist Value Management team
• Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan
• Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively
• Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively
• Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client Value engineering and life cycle costing
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
• Working with Directors to construct bids for new work
• Manage up to 3 Quantity Surveyors whilst maintaining your own workload

Desired Skills and Experience

• Previous experience working as a Quantity Surveyor working for a consultancy is essential
• A steady career path as a Quantity Surveyor is strongly preferred
• Experience as a Quantity Surveyor in the infrastructure, civil engineering or rail sectors is essential
• Line management of 1 or more individuals is preferred but not essential

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Degree qualified or equivalent in Quantity Surveying or similar is desired but not essential
• Full or on route to full membership of the RICS or InstCES is strongly preferred

Employing Company Overview and Profile

The employer is a leading international construction consultancy with offices worldwide. The company work on major projects in all sectors and are considered a market leader in delivering some of the largest and most prestigious construction projects worldwide.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

The company offer a leading benefit package including pension contribution (x2 of what you contribute up to 6% [maximum +12% on top]), bonus each year, health cover, 25 days holiday with option to buy/sell holiday days, and option to carry 10 days holiday over per year and maintain into following years.