Defence Quantity Surveyor Director - Project Leader

Turner & Townsend

Birmingham

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Associate Director/Project Director - Quantity Surveyor for Defence in the UK. The role involves leading end-to-end cost management, procurement and value engineering across complex defence projects, with client-facing duties and potential staff management.

Hybrid working is supported, with security clearance requirements for UK MoD projects. The ideal candidate will have chartered status or equivalent, extensive estimating or cost engineering experience, and a

Qualifications

Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience of working in a client-facing environment.
Staff management responsibilities including input into recruitment and junior staff appraisals when applicable.
Experience in Defence projects and complex infrastructure estimating.
Familiarity with industry-standard estimating software packages.

Responsibilities

Act as Commission Manager delivering end-to-end service on large or complex commissions.
Lead client interface to meet objectives with value-added cost management.
Manage estimating, cost planning, and final cost presentation to the client.
Oversee procurement stages from pre-qualification to contract preparation.
Ensure cost variances, change control, cost checking, reporting and final accounts.