Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kenton Black Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international contractor is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its South Wales team. The successful candidate will lead cost planning efforts, requiring expertise in managing complex projects, preferably in pharmaceuticals or similar high-pressure environments. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement and necessitates a degree in Quantity Surveying or a related field along with significant industry experience.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of relevant industry experience required.
• Significant experience in Project Delivery, especially estimating and cost.
• Detailed knowledge of building and construction technology and legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Develop, progress, and forecast all phases of project costs.
• Provide cost planning leadership and integrate with other disciplines.
• Ensure effective Capital Project Delivery.

Skills

Project Delivery

Estimating

Cost Management

MEP (piping)

JCT

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying or related discipline

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor
Cardiff area - site/home hybrid & occasional office visits expected
£60-70k DOE

This leading international contractor is looking to add a Senior Quantity Surveyor its South Wales team.
Candidates will ideally have Pharmaceutical or Life Science experience, although other major construction project experience is also of interest - anything complex and high pressured with a commercial value of at least £50m and ideally some MEP (particularly piping).

The successful applicant will be accountable to develop, progress and forecast all phases of project costs using the most current industry practices and software, and will provide cost planning leadership and integrate with engineering, procurement, schedule, technical & construction disciplines for seamless reporting to insure effective Capital Project Delivery.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline or an equivalent technical degree.
• Significant experience in Project Delivery, including Estimating and Cost.
• 5-10 years' relevant industry experience.
• MEP experience, particularly piping.
• Detailed knowledge of past and current building and construction technology, processes, materials, business, and legal matters.
• JCT experience.