Associate Quantity Surveyor

Job description

Associate Quantity Surveyor

London

£70k-£80k plus Excellent Benefits

This role presents an excellent opportunity for a proactive Associate Quantity Surveyor with Hotel/Prime residential experience in central London with a world leading consultancy.

MRICS, JCT, solid post contract experience a must. Able to negotiate and agree variation account with contractor, review and agree post-contract changes.

They are looking for an excellent Associate QS with strong Post contract experience, Lead projects from a commercial perspective and Mentor APC Candidates. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who is ready to make the next step in their career and my client is offering an outstanding Salary and Benefits package for the right person.

Duties include;

• To support business objectives of delivering value for money in all circumstances

• To carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures

• Comply with established commercial/procurement/ contractual strategies

• Individually or as part of a team operate processes for the selection, appointment and management of construction and engineering contractors Cost Planning including:

• Preparation of indicative cost budgets and appraisals

• Preparation of elemental cost plans

• Provide advice and opinion in respect of our client development plans and expectations

• Value engineering studies Procurement including:

• Providing advice on procurement strategy

• Assembling and seeking agreement to long and short tender lists

• Preparing and issuing tender documents.

• Running a competitive tender process including managing queries from tendering contractors

• Managing and contributing to structured and documented tender evaluations

• Preparation of Contract Recommendation Reports

• Preparation of contract documents

• Complaint tenders Post Contract Quantity Surveying including:

• Scrutinising and verifying applications for interim payments

• Preparing certificates

• Managing change control in accordance with contracts • Producing cost reports and cost forecasting

• Assisting Project Managers in preparing Early Warnings, Instructions and Compensation Events

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results. Strong technical delivery experience. MRICS or membership of other relevant professional body

A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines • A team player, outgoing, flexible, enthusiastic and ambitious.