Senior Quantity Surveyor

Mace; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Mace is seeking a senior professional to lead estimating and cost planning for a portfolio of projects within its Consult business. You will guide multidisciplinary teams through planning, procurement and execution, ensuring budgets, risks and milestones are managed effectively.

The role emphasizes responsibility for net zero carbon considerations and collaboration with senior leaders to drive value and safe delivery while promoting flexible, hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Must have experience leading estimates and cost planning for portfolios/projects.
• Ability to compile team and preliminaries schedules and collaborate with internal/external teams.
• Experience presenting complex estimating and risk modelling data to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex projects from inception through completion.
• Manage project budgets, risks, and mitigations; align with delivery program and milestones.
• Collaborate with SLT and project stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate delivery.

Skills

Estimating & cost planning

Presenting data to stakeholders

Net zero/carbon awareness

Education

Degree in construction costs or related field

Tools

Pure Estimating

Job description

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our Consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project deliveryconsultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The project:

If you like the idea of leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex projects from inception through completion this role will see you driving project planning, procurement and execution.

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey:

Safety first

Going home safe and well:

You will promote Mace's value of Safety First, exhibiting visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned and using safety moments and Mace's HSW framework to support the safety and wellbeing of all Mace staff.

You will possess technical expertise in local Health and Safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.

You will promote a diverse and inclusive working environment, and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people in your team.

Client focus

Deliver on our promise:

You will ensure robust quality systems are in place, and suitably managed in line with service excellence.

You will manage delivery from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones.

You will manage tasks and associated deliverables in support of the Associate Director and other senior leaders, alongside the wider project and client teams, to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of the project.

Integrity

Always do the right thing:

You will manage project budgets and highlight any risks, challenges and mitigations.

You will support the long term development of your function or Business Unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future.

You will commit to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values.

Create opportunity for our people to excel

You will manage design and wider consultant teams in a collaborative manner to ensure effective completion of responsibilities.

You will lead and manage the project team and relevant stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs).

You will actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace Group, the Centres of Excellence, Mace Way Control Centre and Knowledge Hub.

You'll Need To Have

• Leads a team preparing estimates and cost planning for a portfolio and/or projects, adhering to estimating procedures.
• Accountable for compiling team and preliminaries schedules and collaborating with internal and external teams as and when required.
• Coordinates measurement exercises, including preparation of schedules of quantities
• Manages benchmarking exercises to test the estimate.
• Oversees the quality assurance of estimates within the project ensuring they are fit for purpose.
• Presents complex estimating and risk modelling data to stakeholders, interpreting and providing recommendations for both a technical and non-technical audience.
• Co-ordinates and works in collaboration with Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
• Presents the estimate work to key stakeholders demonstrating a full knowledge and understanding of the project.
• Analyses quotations as part of the compilation of the estimate.
• Provides senior management and stakeholders with estimating analysis insight, modelling scenarios solutions and options, leveraging commercial knowledge.
• Co-ordinates and works in collaboration with Project peers and leaders.
• Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition, and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

You'll Also Have

• Knowledge and understanding the cost of construction.
• Understanding and knowledge of construction costs.
• Proficient in the measurement of building quantities.
• Understands the design process and outputs.
• Knowledge of the tender process and the traditional stages.
• An understanding and appreciation of profit and overhead including risk & opportunity management.
• Understanding & Knowledge of the sector.
• Degree (or equivalent) with professional work experience in one or more specific disciplines in opportunity management , construction and costs.
• Expertise in Pure Estimating.
• Understanding and expertise of the Procurement market including Public Frameworks.

The estimated salary for this position is 185,000 USD. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills and qualifications.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.