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About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our growing Cost Consultancy Team. We are looking for someone who is professional, client focused and passionate about a service that excels and will add to our wide breadth of experience and working knowledge across a range of mixed use, new build construction projects, refurbishment and conversion schemes, with projects up to £170m in value.
Our cost consultancy team operates within our multi-disciplinary practice, working for a range of clients, so a versatile and professional approach is key to the role.
This is an opportunity to be an integral part of a growing team with excellent prospects for career development.
Job Overview and Core Competencies
A suitable candidate will be responsible for the delivery of the following services:
- Feasibility Cost Planning from stage 0 onwards
- Detailed elemental cost planning / estimating
- Cost verification of external cost plans
- All aspects of cost management working closely with our Employer’s Agents / PM’s
- Management of procurement stage including production of tender documentation
- Review of post tender returns and production of Client Tender Reports
- Generation of fee opportunities and production of fee proposals
- Input into tendered opportunities as required
- Advise colleagues and provide commercial support for project change / variations and claims
- Manage project final accounts
- Carry out life cycle costing
- Manage and maintain cost data for benchmarking purposes
A suitable candidate will meet the following criteria:
- Minimum 5 years’ PQE in the construction industry.
- MRICS, FRICS or AssocRICS or willing and able to work towards achieving the same.
- Strong knowledge of Contracts (in particular JCT & NEC suites)
- Excellent communication and professional presentation skills.
- Ability to self-manage as well as working as part of an integrated team.
- Ability to take ownership of a range of projects
- Ability to form professional relationships with clients and colleagues
- Capable of assisting in the management of a small team and mentoring of junior colleagues.
- Maintain the highest standards of technical performance
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Proficient in the use of Excel, Causeway (or similar) estimating software.
If you are enthusiastic with an aspiration to develop and work as part of a growing, successful and forward thinking business, you need to contact us at Silver.
Remuneration, rewards and benefits
The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and package commensurate with experience and professional achievements, in addition to benefitting from the following:
- Group Surplus Bonus Scheme.
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme.
- Private Health cover.
- Personal development training opportunities
- Death in Service cover.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- 25 days paid Annual Leave (plus Bank Holidays).
- Generous Sick Pay policy.
- Generous Finder’s Fee policy.
- Relevant professional membership fees paid.
- Flexible working opportunities.
Remuneration, rewards and benefits are subject to terms and conditions.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and providing employment and services which are free from unfair and unlawful discrimination.
We are committed to ensuring that no applicant, colleague or member of public receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, race, sex, gender, gender re- assignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy or maternity/paternity needs or their marriage or civil partnership status.
