Senior Quantity Surveyor MRICS
Excellent opportunity for a MRICS Senior QS to join our client, a well established cost consultancy and project management consultancy firm, deliverying projects raning from £5m to over £600m across a wide variety of sectors with world leading blue chip clients in the Defence, Education, Health, Manufacturing sectors.
What you need to do to be effective in this role
* Lead on all aspects of cost management from inception to completion.
* Manage large scale and/or multiple projects with key clients
* Help manage and develop a strong cost management team.
* Support senior team with business planning and contribute to winning repeat business and new opportunities.
* Support and manage junior team members to deliver our cost management service efficiently and effectively. Also provide support for their ongoing development.
* Produce, high level feasibility studies, cost estimates and cost plans throughout all stage of the design.
* Evaluate the cost of building designs and alternative proposals to maintain project budgets.
* Prepare and issue tender documents.
* Manage the tender process, review and analyse tender returns and prepare recommendations to the client as well as advice on procurement routes.
* Advise on building contract terms.
* Attend meetings, prepare financial reports and monitor on the status of projects.
* Provide robust post contract cost control measures, establishing the effect of variations and evaluating and negotiating final account settlements.
* Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients and consultants.
* Maintain the highest standards of professional competence.
The skills and experience you need to have for this role
* Relevant degree in a quantity surveying, or similar, RICS accredited course.
* MRICS is required.
* Experience of technically complex projects.
* Articulate, capable of establishing and maintaining strong client relationships
* Commercially aware with excellent negotiation and organisational skills