Global Quantity Surveyor – Cost & Project Leadership

Currie & Brown Holdings; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown is seeking a senior Quantity Surveyor for our Manassas, VA client location. You will lead cost management, estimate development, and procurement support across projects, ensuring value and compliance with contractual terms.

You will mentor junior staff, coordinate with project leaders, and contribute to client account management, invoicing, and change management. A strong background in MEP, pre- and post-contract processes, and robust commercial acumen are essential.

Qualifications

• BSc in quantity surveying, construction management or equivalent.
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), or equivalent preferred
• A minimum of eight years’ technical experience delivering large complex projects
• Extensive knowledge of MEP systems
• Pre- and post-contract experience
• Working knowledge of industry-standard software, such as planning and scheduling and cost management applications
• Good technical writing, client-facing, and communication skills
• Well-organized, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined, and commercially astute
• A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful, and flexible

Responsibilities

• Supporting new projects for quantity surveying, cost management and project management
• Providing reasoned advice on complex matters, understanding when to upscale matters to superiors
• Supporting RFP responses, forecasting resources needed for proposals, preparing proposals and leading negotiations
• Supporting client account management, monthly invoicing, purchase order management and reviewing contractual terms
• Supporting and preparing project cost estimates from conceptual through various stages of design using experience, historical data and parametric ratios
• Participating in industry benchmarking of project metrics
• Supporting and providing cost forecasting and cost control, managing contingencies and reporting to stakeholders
• Supporting change order and claims review, including review and recommendation of entitlements in accordance with the contractual terms and conditions
• Providing accurate cost advice and reporting to our clients
• Maintaining effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects; liaising with other managers to ensure efficient financial control
• Delivering all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner
• Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong working relationships

Skills

Project leadership

Client-facing communication

Cost management

Technical writing

Commercial awareness

Education

BSc in quantity surveying, construction management or equivalent

MRICS membership preferred

Tools

Planning software

Cost management software

Scheduling tools

Job description

Currie & Brown is seeking a senior Quantity Surveyor for our Manassas, VA client location. You will lead cost management, estimate development, and procurement support across projects, ensuring value and compliance with contractual terms.

You will mentor junior staff, coordinate with project leaders, and contribute to client account management, invoicing, and change management. A strong background in MEP, pre- and post-contract processes, and robust commercial acumen are essential.