Client Side – Senior Quantity Surveyor

Downing; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Client-Side Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead development projects from inception to completion. This role involves managing budgets, preparing cost plans, and ensuring accurate cost reporting for various projects, including Purpose Built Student Accommodation and commercial developments. The company is renowned for its significant contributions to the real estate sector, with a strong pipeline of exciting projects. Join a supportive team that values your expertise and offers excellent benefits, including private medical insurance and generous holiday allowances.

Benefits

Car

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Life assurance cover

Mental health support

Company pension contribution

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience in Quantity Surveying.
• Preferably MRICS qualified with strong negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed cost plans and manage project budgets.
• Oversee tender documentation and contractor relationships.
• Provide cost advice for PBSA and residential opportunities.

Skills

Cost Management

Negotiation Skills

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

MRICS Qualification

Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

JCT Contracts

Job description

Due to ongoing expansion, a rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Client-Side Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team in Head Office.

Working as part of our development team, and reporting directly to the Development Director, you will be responsible for running a number of development projects from inception to completion. The projects are predominantly within Purpose Built Student Accommodation and Co-Living developments, as well as a number of commercial development projects.

About Downing

We are a family-owned and market-leading real estate investment, development, and management business; highly regarded across both commercial and student accommodation sectors, with more than 30 years of experience. We deliver best-in-class developments, with over £2bn of developments successfully completed to date. We have a further £1.6bn in the pipeline and over £1bn under management.

Our recent projects include:

• Development of several thousand PBSA beds across the UK including
• Vega, our 841-bed Student scheme, in Vauxhall, London
• The Mont, a 341-bedroom PBSA scheme in Edinburgh City Centre
• Miles Yard, a purpose-built, Grade A office scheme, circa 28,000 ft², in Vauxhall, London
• Grade A refurbishment of No.1 Old Hall Street, a 65,000 ft², multi-tenanted commercial scheme in Liverpool City Centre.

We are also developing one of the largest residential developments in the UK – Square Gardens, at First Street, Manchester, which is to provide 2,224 apartment beds, along with a host of commercial retail/leisure suites to let, including one of the largest outdoor spaces in the city connected to a residential offering.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Providing initial cost advice to aid in the assessment of potential PBSA/residential opportunities.
• Preparing accurate and detailed cost plans to establish the project budget.
• Managing the project cost plan from inception, through contract award, to practical completion.
• Ensuring risks have been considered and managed, and costs are accurate to inform funding requests.
• Being commercially responsible for on-site schemes, including cost reporting, value engineering, cash flows, dispute resolution, cost control, and account management.
• Overseeing the production of tender documentation and managing contractor and supply chain relationships.
• Knowledge of Construction Contracts, especially JCT D&B contracts.
• Negotiating and overseeing construction contracts, retentions, bonds, warranties, and other contractual documents.
• Agreeing final accounts in line with Board-approved levels.

Key Requirements

• Preferably MRICS Qualified with a minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience working within the living sector is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to build relationships and influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to travel throughout the UK with a full driving license.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative and within a team.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, and communication skills, with a willingness to participate and present in meetings at various levels.

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The benefits

Car

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Life assurance cover

Mental health support

Company pension contribution

Work for us

Our people are our success, and there has never been a more exciting time to join Downing as it enters the most significant expansion in three decades.

Our team is united in mutual respect and a desire to move the business forward. Here you’ll find all our latest job vacancies. If you’re excited by opportunity and want to be valued for your contribution, take a look at what we currently have available.