About This Role
An ambitious Quantity Surveyor will join the cost management team, working closely with senior team members to support the delivery of diverse projects, sectors, and clients within the Birmingham team and across the wider business. This role is ideal for someone looking to progress their career in cost management.
Responsibilities
- Manage and be the single point of contact for the day-to-day delivery of projects
- Lead client-facing meetings, dealing with multi-disciplined teams and project delivery
- Provide building cost advice at various RIBA Stages, including preparation of feasibility estimates, cost plans, pre-tender estimates, and the like
- Advise clients and project design teams on the cost implications of different construction methods, alternative choices of materials, and size and quality of the project to ensure that each element is reconciled with the cost plan allowance and the overall project remains within budget
- Undertake measurement in accordance with defined standards
- Provide advice on contracts, procurement strategy, risk management, value engineering, and the overall tendering process
- Prepare, issue, evaluate, and report on tenders
- Prepare contract documentation
- Manage the costs of projects during the construction stage and negotiate final accounts
- Agree monthly valuations
- Prepare monthly cost reports
- Value and agree post-contract variations
- Undertake cost research, market testing, data capture, etc.
- Assist with compliance with QA requirements
- Develop relationships with existing clients, consultants, and contractors
- Develop new relationships with clients, consultants, and contractors
Requirements
- Relevant experience gained in a consultancy
- RICS accredited degree or equivalent
- Ideally MRICS or actively working towards
- Experience using JCT suite of contracts
- Experience of pre and post contract quantity surveying duties, including procurement and tendering
- Experience using Microsoft Office software
- Experience of relevant QS software applications, such as CostX, Bluebeam
- Holder of a UK driving licence
- Articulate, capable of establishing and maintaining strong client relationships
- Commercially aware with excellent negotiation and organisational skills
- Excellent communication and report writing skills
- Positive working attitude and can-do spirit