QUANTITY SURVEYING MANAGER

Cyngor Caerdydd/Cardiff Council; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff Council is seeking a qualified Quantity Surveying Manager to lead the Design, Construction and Maintenance team and oversee a portfolio of building projects across schools and corporate estates.

You will manage an internal team of surveyors, review professional services, and coordinate external consultants to ensure timely delivery within budget and to high standards.

Qualifications

• Qualified Quantity Surveyor (Chartered or equivalent) with line management experience.
• Knowledge of building contracts and professional services.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead an internal team of quantity surveyors delivering professional services for building projects.
• Oversee contract payments and contractual claims.
• Coordinate with external consultants and contractors when required.
• Deliver projects on time, within cost and to required quality.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Budget management

Contract knowledge

Education

Chartered Quantity Surveyor or equivalent

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen within the new Design, Construction and Maintenance (DCM) Team for a qualified Quantity Surveying Manager to lead, manage and develop a team of quantity surveyors.

The newly established DCM Team is responsible for designing and delivering a wide range of building related projects across the Council’s school and corporate building estates. The Team adopts a multi discipline approach to ensure that the Council’s broad range of policy objectives are fully considered. In this regard, the Council’s sustainability, energy, health and safety, waste, carbon reduction goals along with its social inclusion, community benefits, wellbeing and accessibility objectives are all considered and applied to deliver projects on time, within cost and to the required quality.

About the job

The primary purpose of the role is to ensure the effective undertaking and completion of quantity surveying professional services in support of building related technical feasibility, assessment and design services, and proactively assist with the delivery of a range of building related projects to a consistently high standard in accordance with the customer’s requirements.

The post-holder will lead an internal team of quantity surveyors to deliver the required outcomes, and also where required for capacity or technical reasons, assist with the external commissioning of professional services and construction work to external organisations.

What We Are Looking For From You

We are looking for a qualified Quantity Surveying Manager (Chartered or equivalent) with good experience in the line management of teams responsible for delivering professional services in relation to building related projects across a variety of building types including schools.

The successful candidate will also have:

• good knowledge of relevant guidelines, standards, methods of measurement, and the like applicable to building construction and management;


• sound knowledge of professional services and building contracts and their application;


• practical experience in processing contract payments and contractual claims;


• good communication skills, both written and verbal, and


• strong personal organisational skills with an ability to manage a diverse and demanding workload within a constantly changing environment.

Additional information

A full and valid driving licence is an essential requirement for this role.

This vacancy is suitable for post share.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

Job Category Architects / Engineers / Surveyors

Department Development & Growth

Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Permanent