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Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Description

Associate Quantity Surveyor
Construction Consultancy - London

An excellent career opportunity for a Senior or Associate Quantity Surveyor to play a key part in the cost consultancy team in my clients London office, working on a wide and varied range of projects in a commercial environment. You will be client facing working with an enviable and national client base.

You will support and enhance the business growth plans providing high calibre professional advice to key clients and will be part of a flexible and very supportive environment with great opportunities for career progression.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop and grow the QS team in London and the regions working closely with the Partner in charge of Cost Consultancy and the local team.

Key accountabilities

To deliver cost planning and cost management services in relation to construction projects and in support of the wider building consultancy team.

To help deliver and support the growth of the cost consultancy service line and expand the existing offer to key commercial investor clients within office, retail, industrial and commercial office portfolios.

Pre and post contract stages including feasibility studies, cost planning, reporting on tenders and agreeing final accounts

Work to support the growth and expansion of cost consultancy services

Performance criteria

Clear experience and use of building contracts, including JCT

Independent delivery of procurement; single and two stage tendering

High level end to end cost consultancy delivery in the commercial, residential and retail sector

Ability to demonstrate excellent client relationship management

Proven track record of delivering end to end commercial cost consultancy

Strong experience and confident of working on project values ranging from £1m to £30m

Implementing a variety of forms of contract

Strong commercial experience with a proven ability to meet and exceed fee income targets

Skills and behaviour

BSc Quantity Surveying

MRICS qualified with minimum 3 years PQE

Deliver services with autonomy and engender confidence in clients.

Be the main point of contact for projects

Diligent in experience with complex projects

Excellent team player but able to work independently

Confident, client facing communicator both verbally and in writing

Commercially focussed: Capable of developing client relationships and willing to network at business development events and attend seminars to raise personal profile of the Company.

Leadership qualities to assist in team and office growth ahead

Be involved in creating successful new and existing client relationships through networking and business development

Package indicators
Competitive salary offered plus benefits: car allowance, discretionary bonus scheme, mobile phone & laptop, Private Health, Personal Accident cover, Life Assurance, 25 days' holiday, flexible working and one day a year charity leave.

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.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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