Associate Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager

T.E.D Recruitment Ltd; Livingston; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Discretionary bonus

Hybrid work 1 day per week

26 days holiday + public holidays

VIP Hydro tickets access

Job summary

My client in Edinburgh seeks an Associate Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager (or Associate Director) to join their growing team. You will be MRICS qualified and capable of leading a small team, managing client relationships, and contributing to networking and business development.

They work on projects across residential, leisure, industrial warehousing, offices and schools up to about £120m. Salary negotiable around £65k–£75k with benefits and hybrid working.

Qualifications

• MRICS qualified and able to lead a small team.
• Experience with bids and fee proposals.
• Keen to network and develop new business.
• Experience across private and public sector projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a small team in the Edinburgh office.
• Deal with clients and develop relationships.
• Get involved in networking and business development activities.
• Manage bids, fee proposals and project tenders.

Skills

MRICS qualification

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Business development

Bid proposals

Education

MRICS chartered QS

Tools

JCT contracts knowledge

NEC contracts knowledge

Job description

THE ROLE

My client seeks an Associate Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager (or Associate Director) to join them in Edinburgh. This office is fairly new so there will be plenty of prospects for an ambitious QS.

You will be MRICS qualified and be able to lead and grow a small team, deal with clients, get involved in networking, business development etc.

My client works on a good range of projects for residential, leisure facilities, industrial warehousing, offices, schools and more.

THE COMPANY

My client is an established firm of PQS with two offices currently.

They work on a good range of projects up to around £120m in value.

THE CANDIDATE

You will be either an Associate Quantity Surveyor or Associate Director or ready to step up to Associate level and you must be MRICS qualified.

You should be working for a firm of PQS or multi disciplinary consultants.

You should be able to deal with bids, fee proposals etc.

You need to be keen to get involved in networking, business development etc.

You should be able to help grow and supervise a small team in this relatively new office.

You should have used JCT contracts and any knowledge of NEC contracts would be useful.

You should have broad based project experience as my client is working on projects in the private and public sectors.

You should have excellent communication skills, both written and spoken to deal with people at all levels.

Salary is negotiable around £65000 to £75000 plus benefits including pension, RICS fees, discretionary bonus, hybrid working one day per week, 26 days holiday plus public holidays, access to buy VIP tickets for the Hydro etc.