Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Cost Manager
Construction Consultancy
Flexible location - Hybridge working

My client is an established multi-disciplinary construction consultancy operating and investing in Commercial, Data Centre, Residential, Education, Healthcare and Retail clients and projects.

With a network that covers the globe and a heritage spanning over two centuries they are a leading independent organisation in cost management and quantity surveying, project management and advisory services.

Overview of Role:

They are currently recruiting a Senior Cost Manager to join a client focused team. This is an exciting opportunity to join and strengthen their Cost Management team.

This role presents an excellent prospect for a proactive candidate to take responsibility for providing all core Quantity Surveying services on several interesting projects, for a wide range of clients. You will also be involved in developing and maintaining client relationships and the mentoring of assistant cost managers / cost managers. All the while working alongside a mutually impressive and diverse team.

You will gain valuable project and client exposure, be given responsibility for your own projects and be offered a platform to progress with genuine support from the team and wider business to achieve your career goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• The candidate will be an integral part of a team that is accountable for the commercial and contractual performance of a project.
• To support business objectives of delivering value for money in all circumstances.
• To carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures.
• Comply with established commercial/procurement/ contractual strategies.
• Take personal responsibility for complying with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards.
• Individually or as part of a team operate processes for the selection, appointment and management of construction and engineering contractors.
• Cost Planning including:
  • Preparation of indicative cost budgets and appraisals.
  • Preparation of elemental cost plans.
  • Provide advice and view in respect of our client development plans and expectations.
  • Value engineering studies.
• Procurement including:
  • Providing advice on procurement strategy
  • Assembling and seeking agreement to long and short tender lists.
  • Preparing and issuing tender documents.
  • Running a competitive tender process including managing queries from tendering contractors.
  • Managing and contributing to structured and documented tender evaluations.
  • Preparation of Contract Recommendation Reports.
  • Preparation of contract documents.
  • Complaint tenders.
• Post Contract Quantity Surveying including:
  • Scrutinising and verifying applications for interim payments
  • Preparing certificates
  • Managing change control in accordance with contracts
  • Producing cost reports and cost forecasting
  • Assisting Project Managers in preparing Early Warnings, Instructions and Compensation Events
  • Attending progress meetings

Person Specification:

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar technical discipline
• Strong technical delivery experience
• MRICS or membership of other relevant professional body preferred
• Ability to successfully manage projects in a proactive and diligent manner
• Strong Feasibility and cost planning experience
• Pre and Post contract experience of large schemes in the range of £5m - £500m
• Experience of providing procurement advice, tender documentation and post contract services
• Client facing, ensuring a high standard of technical delivery
• Able to build long-term relationships
• Previously employed by a consultancy or end user client
• Stakeholder management with a clear focus on developing client accounts
• A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines
• A team player, outgoing, flexible, and career focussed

Please get in touch if you would like more information.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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