Senior Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager

TED Recruitment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 145,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Pension

Bonus

RICS fees

Job summary

TED Recruitment is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager to join a British PQS firm with a US office in New York. The role targets candidates with about eight years post graduate experience, either from a UK PQS or a US PQS, with MRICS qualification.

You will handle pre and post contract work, cost planning and cost estimating, and liaise directly with clients. A BSc in Quantity Surveying and MRICS are essential; visa arrangements can be provided for UK nationals.

Qualifications

• Eight years of postgraduate experience in quantity surveying.
• Experience across pre and post contract work.
• Proven ability in cost planning and cost estimating.
• Strong written and spoken communication with clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost planning and cost estimating on high-value projects.
• Manage pre and post-contract activities and reporting.
• Collaborate with clients and project teams to ensure financial controls.
• Provide strategic cost advice and value engineering when appropriate.

Skills

Cost planning

Cost estimating

Client liaison

Pre and post contract

Education

BSc Quantity Surveying

MRICS

Job description

THE ROLE

My client seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager to join them in NEW YORK, USA. They are seeking someone either at Senior level with around eight years experience working for a firm of PQS in the U.K. or in the USA.

My client works on a good range of high value projects for known clients including head offices, retail and more.

This is a good opportunity to join a British firm of PQS with a US office which is expanding and offering good opportunities for promotion.

THE COMPANY

My client is an established U.K. firm of PQS with an office in the USA.

They work on a good range of projects for known clients.

THE CANDIDATE

• You will be a Senior Quantity Surveyor who is currently working for a UK firm of PQS or you will already be working for another firm of PQS in the USA and be keen to move on for better prospects.
• My client would like someone who has around eight years or more post graduate experience doing pre and post contract work as a quantity surveyor.
• You will need to have a BSc in Quantity Surveying and you must be fully MRICS qualified.
• You will need to have excellent experience of both pre contract and post contract work with excellent experience of cost planning, cost estimating and more.
• You should have excellent communication skills, both written and spoken to deal with people at all levels as you will be dealing directly with clients.
• You must have a British passport if you are moving from the UK or already have a visa i.e. Green card if you are already in the USA. My client can only organise a visa if you are from the UK.
• Salary is around US$145000 to US$160000 per annum plus medical and dental insurance, pension, bonus, RICS fees.