Associate Quantity Surveyor

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Build Recruitment
Salary: £65k – 75k per year + benefits package
Reference: 29966

SENIOR / ASSOCIATE QUANTITY SURVEYOR

One of the largest construction and real estate consultancies in the UK is currently searching for an Associate to join their Cost Management department in Cambridge.

Clients will be both public and private sector, with various asset classes including Heritage, Education, Retail, Life Sciences and Residential. This is more of a hands on QS role, but knowledge of bid preparation and business development will be highly desirable.

This role would be a good fit for an experienced SQS looking to take the next step with a business offering fantastic career opportunities, a market leading benefits package, and a fast paced environment to accelerate your progression.

What you need to do to be effective in this role:

You will be responsible for delivering cost management services on several projects each at various stages of the construction life cycle from business case through design stages, procurement and into construction.

Pre-contract cost planning and post-contract cost reporting
Attending design and progress meeting
Reviewing design drawings, documents, and specification
preparation and evaluation of tendering and procurement activities
Valuations
Contract administration
Risk management
Conflict avoidance
Developing and maintaining positive internal and external relationships with clients and the contracting supply chain
Ultimately, you be responsible for running your projects and providing reliable, accurate and relevant cost management advice to our clients
Managing a team of cost managers and providing day-to-day guidance and support. You will be reporting to and working closely with the team partner to ensure consistent high standards of service quality This will include, amongst other tasks, resource planning, team timesheets, invoicing and debt management, updating fee forecasts
Contribute to the preparation and submission of bids
Update internal database of project case studies and benchmark library
Support planning, preparation and attendance of internal and external social events, CPD sessions, thought leadership activities and the like
Assist with filing of project documentation and ensuring compliance with QA requirements
Arithmetical checking of documents and calculations

Experience and Skills Required

Ideally your latest roles will have been with a cost consultancy
Management of a team of cost managers and demonstrable support to junior members (apprenticeship learning and those on their APC pathway).
Awareness and understanding of market conditions and the impact this has on cost plan forecasts
Understanding of key benchmarking metrics (EUQs and EURs) for use in the preparation of cost plans and client budgets.
Competent in measurement using 3D digital tools e.g. iTwo Cost X or similar
Preparing ‘robust’ comprehensive sets of tender documents, managing procurement process and administering construction contracts: NEC, JCT etc.
Experience of negotiating contracts with Tier 1 main contractors is highly desirable.
A positive ‘can do’ attitude with an approach that is motivating to others
Methodical and organised. Attentive to detail.
An open and collaborative personality, happy to work as a team alongside other disciplines to aid an open and collaborative office.
Educated to degree standard in a cost management related degree (ideally accredited by RICS)
Will have already obtained MRICS.
Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel and able to manipulate data accurately and quickly with the use of various formulas. Competent with Microsoft Word and Outlook
Managing internal project finances (revenue vs costs) and delivering profitable projects whilst mitigating exposure to risk
Holder of UK driving licence

Build Recruitment Limited acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Build Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer.