Managing Surveyor

VolkerWessels Uk; Walcot; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Employee Assistance programme

Job summary

VolkerFitzpatrick, part of VolkerWessels UK, seeks a Managing Quantity Surveyor to drive commercial success on high-profile civil and infrastructure projects. You will own contract performance, profitability and risk management from inception to completion.

Working with project teams and senior stakeholders, you will lead value generation, performance improvements and successful project delivery while developing commercial talent within the team.

Qualifications

• Accredited professional bodies (RICS, CIOB or ICES) qualification required or advantageous degree with numerical/technical background.
• Experience as Assistant QS/QS or similar to lead commercial aspects of projects.
• Strong commercial awareness with ability to manage profitability and risk from inception to completion.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial success of high-profile construction and infrastructure projects.
• Own contractual performance, profitability and risk management from inception to completion.
• Inspire and develop commercial talent while driving value and project delivery.

Skills

RICS accreditation

CIOB/ICES accreditation

Numerical degree advantage

Education

HND in building/construction

Degree with numerical/technical focus

RICS/CIOB/ICES accredited course

Job description

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

As a Managing Quantity Surveyor, you'll lead the commercial success of high-profile construction and infrastructure projects, taking ownership of contractual performance, profitability, and risk management from inception to completion.

Working closely with project teams and senior stakeholders, you'll inspire and develop commercial talent while driving value, performance, and successful project delivery.

About you

• An accredited course by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) or the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES).
• Alternatively, a degree with some numerical or technical is advantageous. Relevant HND subjects include building/construction, urban and land studies, civil engineering and structural engineering.
• Adequate experience as an Assistant QS/QS.

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service
• Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

Additional Information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed