Senior Quantity Surveyor
We are looking for a talented and ambitious Senior Quantity Surveyor in all sectors who is dedicated to providing an excellent service, to join our growing and successful Project team. If you are looking for an opportunity to work within a supportive, ambitious, growing and energetic team and would like to join an award-winning law led professional services business, we would like to hear from you. If of interest, please reach out to Sam Roberts on 0161 843 1356
£55,000 - £60,000 PA
About the Company:
Forward thinking and straight talking, the approach is to find solutions to the problems that our clients face. As a legal and professional services group, my clint is a group of formidable experts in all areas of law and business. Passionate problem solvers, they get their kicks from finding the right answers and getting our legal and business clients where they need to be. Supporting more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies to private individuals, in the UK and beyond.
About the Role:
We are looking for a talented and ambitious Senior Quantity Surveyor in all sectors who is dedicated to providing an excellent service, to join our growing and successful Project team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Taking the lead on a range of construction projects and supervising the work of the quantity surveyors, assistants and apprentices in your team and helping them to fulfil their potential.
- Acting as the principal point of contact with the project client and the other consultants on the design team pre and post contract.
- Working independently and taking responsibility for the successful delivery of RJA’s QS / EA / PM services on all projects you and your team are working on.
- Taking responsibility for allocated Key Client Accounts, building a relationship with the Key Client(s), ensuring complete satisfaction with RJA services, and nurturing new work opportunities.
- Training and assisting others, including the preparation and presentation of in-house CPD events.
- Actively seeking new project opportunities for RJA Consultants and promoting the services of the practice at every opportunity including attendance and involvement at appropriate networking and marketing events.
- Acting as a Quantity Surveyor on traditional projects or Acting as Employer’s Agent on Design and Build projects
- Following the company Quality Management System in the delivery of all services
- Managing multiple projects simultaneously and developing excellent time management strategies
- Treating all clients to exceptional level of service.
Skills and Expertise:
- Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Cost Management or a related field.
- Ideally, a Chartered member of the RICS, or a commitment to achieve Chartered status within 2 years.
- Extensive experience in running own projects quantity surveying and / or employer’s agent or project management for either a Private Practice, Construction Company or related organisation.
- Proficiency in measurement, ideally using CostX Measurement Software.
- Experience in running large, complex projects independently.
- Strategically minded with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organisational and managerial skills.
- Attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Skilled negotiator.
- Driving licence and own car.
- Willingness to travel to sites across the UK as required.
Benefits: Annual bonus / Comprehensive rewards package including options covering annual leave (and the benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan and many more benefits (grade dependent).
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