Defence Senior Quantity Surveyor – SC Cleared

Turner-; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Defence team in the UK. You will work on a range of client projects and internal initiatives, focusing on delivering accurate cost management, forecasting and contract administration for major programmes.

A solid background in infrastructure delivery and NEC/contract governance is essential. The role offers hybrid working with time on client sites and offices, and requires UK MoD Security Clearance (SC).

Qualifications

• Qualification in Estimating, Quantity Surveying or Cost Engineering.
• Experience in the Infrastructure sector (Rail, air, power, highways).
• Demonstrable experience in Contract Management (NEC3 preferred).
• Change, Cost, Procurement, Governance management.
• Line management experience.
• Strong MS Office skills and client-facing communication.
• Membership of a professional body and chartered status preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establishing friendly, professional and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support.
• Administering a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies.
• Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.
• Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.
• Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.
• Managing contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice
• Driving improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets
• Proactively providing sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
• Commission management as needed

Skills

Contract Management

Change Management

Cost Management

Procurement

Governance

Line Management

MS Excel

Client-facing Communication

Team Collaboration

Budget Forecasting

Education

Estimating/Quantity Surveying/Cost Engineering degree

Chartered status / professional body

Tools

MS Excel

Estimating software packages

Microsoft Office

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Defence team in the UK. You will work on a range of client projects and internal initiatives, focusing on delivering accurate cost management, forecasting and contract administration for major programmes.

A solid background in infrastructure delivery and NEC/contract governance is essential. The role offers hybrid working with time on client sites and offices, and requires UK MoD Security Clearance (SC).