Associate Director - Quantity Surveyor

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for career development

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd is seeking an Associate Director - Quantity Surveyor to manage costs for large infrastructure projects in the UK. This role involves engaging with clients, overseeing the delivery of services, and applying in-depth cost management expertise. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in UK infrastructure, excellent communication skills, and should hold an MRICS qualification. The position offers flexibility in working arrangements and opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• Manage costs and budgets of large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Engage with customers and maintain relationships.
• Deliver high quality services meeting customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support Business Unit Directors in business objectives.
• Prepare and present cost estimates and studies.
• Advise on procurement strategies.

Skills

Proven background working on UK infrastructure projects

Understanding of NEC3/4 contracts

In-depth cost management experience post MRICS qualification

Knowledge of cost estimating and planning techniques

Knowledge of construction procurement strategies

Experience in post-contract cost management tasks

Ability to administer construction contracts

Clear communication skills

Problem solving and negotiating skills

Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Education

MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)

Job description

Associate Director - Quantity Surveyor

• UK Infrastructure Clients / Projects
• UK wide opportunities, London / Birmingham / Nottingham / Manchester / Liverpool / Leeds
• Mixture of local office, home and client sites
• Permanent
• Full time - with flexible working and core hours

About this opportunity

The Infrastructure team at Gleeds specialise in delivering projects worldwide with extensive experience in Renewables, Technology, Transport and Utilities. Our goal is to deliver Infrastructure that leaves a positive, lasting legacy when well-integrated into the physical, human, and economic environment. Whether it’s a rail link, wind farm, or flood defence barrier, the goal is to create tangible benefits for individuals, communities, and economies.

You will be responsible for managing costs and budgets of large-scale infrastructure projects and frameworks, from early cost advice to settlement of the final account. In addition, you will be managing customer relationships to ensure service deliverables.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives.
• Positively engaging with Customers and developing, growing and maintaining Customer relationships.
• Delivering high quality services and ensuring that cost management deliverables meet Customers’ requirements.
• Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures.
• Preparing and presenting order of cost estimates and option studies
• Cost planning and benchmarking
• Cost-in-use studies
• Advising on and implementing procurement strategies
• Valuing completed work and arranging for payments
• Settling final accounts
• Providing technical advice on legal and contractual issues relating to construction projects
• Administrating contracts as Contract Administrator
• Managing service delivery for profit
• Advising Directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance
• Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Units activities.

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working arrangements

Who we are looking for

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

• Proven background working or supporting on UK infrastructure projects or clients across, water, utilities, rail, highways or aviation.
• Proven background or understanding of NEC3/4 contracts.
• Broad, in-depth cost management experience post MRICS qualification.
• Detailed knowledge and practiced experience of cost estimating and cost planning techniques.
• Comprehensive knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies.
• Thorough knowledge and experience of post-contract cost management tasks.
• Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
• Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement) and to lead high performance teams
• Clear and effective communication skills - both oral and written.
• Methodical way of thinking and approach to work.
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
• Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills.
• Sound ICT skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Ability to prepare first-class bids for services.
• Competent at negotiating sufficient fees to both complete services and generate required profit levels.
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage teams.

Qualifications

• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)

Equal opportunities

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender.