Senior Quantity Surveyor
Project Details
Projects vary within the built environment, and predominantly include the new build or refurbishment of student / private rented accommodation, commercial, retail, and education. Project values range from £0.5m to £50m+.
Responsibilities and Duties
• Conducting feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
• 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
Desired Skills and Experience
- Consultancy experience
- Pre and post contract experience
- Strong at estimating / cost planning
- Good contractual knowledge, especially JCT (NEC also preferable)
- Strong character, professional, able to confidently represent the company
- Good negotiation skills, and experience, able to work closely with clients and constructively challenge contractors
- Desire to develop themselves and the business in to new markets and sectors
- Experience in the built environment of construction.
Qualifications/Educational Requirements
- Ideally chartered (RICS Membership)
- Degree qualified is highly preferable
Employing Company Overview and Profile
The employer is a fantastic construction consultancy with offices throughout the UK and overseas. They work on exciting projects in all sectors of construction and provide opportunity for employees to progress should they show the ability and desire to do so.
Additional Benefits Package and Incentives
The company offer a competitive benefit package including a company car / car allowance, professional membership fees paid; pension scheme; and a flexible benefits culture.
