Associate, Cost Management

Sccsinternational; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Altus Group in Sydney's Development Advisory division is recruiting an Associate Quantity Surveyor. The successful candidate reports to a Director, provides quantity surveying services to new and existing clients, and leads a team delivering that output.

The role covers public education, health, commercial and residential markets, managing client relationships, delivering projects to budget and programme, and contributing to business development. Mentoring junior staff is part of the role.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantity surveying or construction management.
• Minimum of seven years in the industry.
• Accreditation and membership of an approved professional body.

Responsibilities

• Meet client deliverable and financial performance targets.
• Assist Associate Director with fee forecasting, budgeting and reporting.
• Prepare submissions and manage client relationships.
• Deliver projects to budget and programme, and contribute to business development.
• Mentor junior staff and assist with running the business unit.

Skills

Client relationships

Budgeting

Forecasting

Team leadership

Project management

Education

Degree in quantity surveying or construction management

Job description

Altus Group is recruiting an Associate into the Sydney office of its Development Advisory division, and the posting is explicit that the role is an Associate Quantity Surveyor. The successful candidate reports to a Director, provides quantity surveying services to new and existing clients, and leads a team delivering that output.

The posting names public education, health, commercial and residential markets as the core sectors, across projects of varying size. The duties listed are commercial and managerial rather than technical: meeting client deliverable and financial performance targets, assisting the Associate Director with fee forecasting, budgeting and reporting, preparing submissions, managing client relationships and expectations, delivering projects to budget and programme, and contributing to business development.

Mentoring junior staff is part of the role, as is assisting with the operational running of the business unit. The firm asks for a degree in quantity surveying or construction management, a minimum of seven years in the industry, and accreditation and membership of an approved professional body.

The posting publishes a pay range but does not name the currency, so no salary is shown here.