Quantity Surveyor

Cumming Group UK & Europe; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumming Group UK & Europe seeks an experienced cost manager to support delivery of small to medium projects and assist larger programmes in the Manchester area. You will prepare budgets, cost plans and client reports, while managing risk and value.

Role demands leadership, stakeholder management and the ability to coordinate with teams including the supply chain. MRICS progression and strong IT skills are preferred.

Qualifications

• Ideally degree qualified: construction, cost management, engineering, quantity surveying or other RICS accredited degree.
• Working towards MRICS / other equivalent qualification or experience.
• Developed understanding of leadership techniques and ideally some formal leadership training.
• 4+ years’ experience.
• Experience on the Main Contracting side preferable.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters.
• Experience of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC.
• Basic pre and post contract technical cost management skills.
• Good core technical skills.
• Good IT skills for the role including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Developing interpersonal skills with both client and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for day-to-day delivery responsibility for small to medium projects and assist larger programmes.
• Prepare budget estimates, cost plans and client reports.
• Support risk and value management.
• Contract administration including valuations, forecasts, cost reports and meetings.
• Preparation of bills of quantities, schedules of rates, or other methods of work evaluation.
• Deliver outputs accurately and on time to a high standard of quality.
• Support delivery through proactive involvement and performance management.
• Ensure service delivery complies with Health & Safety and Quality Assurance policies.
• Develop and maintain client relationships and network to grow the business.
• Assist with tender evaluation and contractor selection.

Skills

Client liaison

Innovative solutions

Resilience

Integrity

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Team management

Priorities management

Education

RICS accredited degree

MRICS / equivalent

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world's most respected clients across diverse range of sectors.

• Provide support for day-to-day delivery responsibility for small to medium projects, support larger projects/programmes of work and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks with minimal supervision.
• Prepare budget estimates, cost plans and client reports.
• Support risk and value management.
• Contract administration including preparation of valuations, forecasts, cost reports and attendance at project meetings.
• Preparation of bills of quantities, schedules of rates, or other methods of work evaluation.
• Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality.
• Support the delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel to ensure work is completed in a timely manner to a high-quality standard.
• Undertake service delivery is in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Practice, particularly Health and Safety and Quality Assurance.
• Provide services in compliance with the client's corporate governance procedures where applicable.
• Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process.
• Work to deadlines set by the Project Team Leader.
• Filing of project correspondence in accordance with requirements.
• Support evaluation of tenders, contractor selection and contract documentation.
• Develop our business; networking and developing client relationships.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Confidently respond to a client request; as well as understanding when to elevate client issues to senior members of the team.
• Provide innovative solutions to improve project delivery.
• Ability to show resilience and resourcefulness in the face of highly complex challenges.
• Commitment to outperforming client expectations.
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity.
• Dealing with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment.
• Demonstrate flexibility in response to changing requirements and routines.
• Show good leadership skills and demonstrable ability to lead, motivate and manage teams including the supply chain.
• Starting to manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Director.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Ideally degree qualified: construction, cost management, engineering, quantity surveying or other RICS accredited degree.
• Working towards MRICS / other equivalent qualification or experience.
• Developed understanding of leadership techniques and ideally some formal leadership training.
• 4+ years’ experience.
• Experience on the Main Contracting side preferrable.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters.
• Experience of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC.
• Basic pre and post contract technical cost management skills.
• Good core technical skills.
• Good IT skills for the role including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Developing interpersonal skills with both client and staff.

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, "race" (includes nationality, national / ethnic origin, colour), marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender assignment, religion and belief.