Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience plus
- Non-Contributory Pension Scheme matched up to 10%
- 25 days leave plus Bank holidays
- Work/Life Balance policy.
- Death in Service benefits.
- Car hire / Mileage paid.
Summary
Due to the significant growth and on-going success, A world-leading design, engineering and project management organisation are to looking to hire a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Belfast Office to work on their varied project portfolio across the education / residential /commercial / aviation & hotel property sectors.
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be responsible for delivering work on some of the UK's most high-profile commissions across a wide range of projects and sectors, including infrastructure, education, corporate real estate, retail, residential, aviation, and healthcare. As well as building long-term, sustainable relationships with key clients, you'll also be a catalyst for your colleagues' career progression.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage commercial aspects of commissions and/or projects including governance, fee management activities, internal job costings and resource requirements.
- Take a hands-on approach to manage the client relationship and service delivery on a project basis in conjunction with other colleagues.
- Work collaboratively with our project management, health & safety and building surveying teams in project delivery.
- Take the lead, set the pace, and monitor all work executed at all stages to ensure that an accurate, professional, and quality service is delivered to clients.
- Play a key role in generating repeat business and new business opportunities/market opportunities.
- Apply the principles of quality assurance and environmental management in compliance with the organisation's policies.
- Managing more junior colleagues, including undertaking performance and development reviews and mentoring/coaching less experienced colleagues.
- Work within a team and provide the full range of Quantity Surveying duties from project inception through to completion.
- Supporting the client's procurement strategies.
- Site presence as required by specific project deliverables.
- Prepare Estimates/Cost Plans/Tender Documents/Tender Reports.
- Provide post contract Quantity Surveying services.
- Prepare data and reports to timescales in a format required by line management/clients.
- Work collaboratively with other service teams to provide an integrated approach to client delivery.
- Managing client relationships and service delivery on a project basis, in conjunction with senior management.
Candidate Specification
- Qualified with a BSc (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying.
- Strong post graduate experience.
- Chartered member of the RICS (or equivalent, desirable).
- Extensive experience with both public and private sector clients on major projects and a working knowledge of both JCT and NEC forms of contract.
- Commercially aware, work well as part of a team and demonstrate the people management skills to support and mentor where required.
- A knowledge and understanding of the component parts of a project and overall construction costs coupled with a competent knowledge of a range of project procurement options.
- Great interpersonal skills, an ability to communicate effectively (both internally and with Clients), and a willingness and determination to progress your career quickly.
- The necessary ambition and drive to deliver a high-quality professional service.
- IT skills, such as Office, Outlook, BIM / CAD measure, Cost Planning software e.g., Cost-X.
- Good organisational skills.
- Self-motivation and keen to become an integral office team member.
- An ability to make your own informed decisions and work unsupervised.
- Full driving licence.
For further information and to apply get in touch with a copy of your CV detailing your relevant experience
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