Quantity Surveyor

Ridge and Partners LLP; Birmingham; Presencial; GBP 40.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Ridge and Partners LLP is seeking an ambitious Quantity Surveyor to progress within our cost management team in Birmingham. You will support delivery across sectors and projects, working with senior colleagues to manage budgets and value for our clients.

You will lead client meetings, provide cost advice at RIBA stages, and oversee tendering, contract documentation, and post-contract cost control, ensuring projects stay within budget and on schedule.

Formación

• Experience in a consultancy environment relevant to cost management.
• RICS accredited degree or equivalent; MRICS desirable.
• Proficient with JCT contracts and QS software.
• Strong costing, tendering and value engineering capabilities.

Responsabilidades

• Manage day-to-day delivery of projects as the single point of contact.
• Lead client meetings with multi-disciplinary teams and project delivery.
• Provide cost advice at RIBA stages including feasibility and cost plans.
• Advise on methods, materials and size to align with the cost plan.
• Undertake measurement in accordance with defined standards.
• Prepare, issue, evaluate and report on tenders and contract documentation.
• Manage project costs during construction and negotiate final accounts.
• Prepare monthly valuations, cost reports and post-contract variations.
• Develop relationships with clients, consultants and contractors.

Conocimientos

Client liaison

Budgeting

Cost planning

Measurement

Cost analysis

Educación

RICS accredited degree or equivalent

MRICS or working towards

Herramientas

CostX

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

JCT contracts

Descripción del empleo

What’s The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for an ambitious Quantity Surveyor wishing to progress their career to join our cost management team. You will work closely with senior members team supporting the delivery of a variety of projects, sectors, clients and significant projects in the Birmingham team and across the wider business.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

• Manage and be the single point of contact for the day-to-day delivery of projects
• Lead client facing meetings, dealing with multi-disciplined teams and project delivery.
• Provide building cost advice at various RIBA Stages including preparation of feasibility estimates, cost plans, pre-tender estimates and the like.
• Advise clients and project design teams on the cost implications of different construction methods, alternative choices of materials and size and quality of the project to ensure that each element is reconciled with the cost plan allowance and the overall project remains within budget.
• Undertake measurement in accordance with defined standards.
• Provide advice on contracts, procurement strategy, risk management, value engineering and the overall tendering process.
• Prepare, issue, evaluate and report on tenders.
• Prepare contract documentation.
• Manage the costs of projects during the construction stage and negotiate final accounts.
• Agreement of monthly valuations.
• Preparation of monthly cost reports.
• Valuing and agreeing post contract variations.
• Undertake cost research, market testing, data capture etc.
• Assist with compliance with QA requirements.
• Develop relationships with existing clients, consultants and contractors.
• Develop new relationships with clients, consultants and contractors.

Skills and experience you need to have for this role

• Relevant experience gained in a consultancy - which will be discussed at interview
• RICS accredited degree or equivalent
• Ideally MRICS or actively working towards
• Experience using JCT suite of contracts
• Experience of pre and post contract quantity surveying duties including procurement and tendering
• Experience using Microsoft Office software
• Experience of relevant QS software applications, CostX, Bluebeam etc.
• Holder of UK driving licence

Personal Attributes

• Articulate, capable of establishing and maintaining strong client relationships
• Commercially aware with excellent negotiation and organisational skills
• Excellent communication and reporting writing skills
• Positive working attitude and can do spirit