Description
We are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Quantity Surveyor to join our Project Management and Commercial Management Team (PMCM) in Yorkshire / North East offices. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Quantity Surveyor, you will play a pivotal role in pre- and post-contract Quantity Surveying (QS) or Cost & Commercial Management services to our clients.
Responsibilities include:
- Estimating, cost planning, procurement, cost assurance, and post-contract financial/commercial management of projects
- Leading a QS/commercial team, training and mentoring staff, bid writing, winning work, people leadership and management
- Representing WSP UK at industry events
Requirements:
- MRICS or Assoc RICS or working towards a professional qualification
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Applicable knowledge, ability and experience around some QS/Cost and Commercial competencies required by relevant professional institutions
- Demonstrable management, project leadership and delivery experience at senior level
Desirable skills:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a keen attention to detail
- Adaptable and flexible approach to workload
- Alternative, relevant, professional qualification or working towards (e.g. CICES, AcostE)
- Demonstrable Quantity Surveying or Cost and Commercial Management experience in the public sector and/or experience in high value complex infrastructure framework projects
- Familiarity or working knowledge of specialist software such as CostX, CEMAR or Fastdraft
- Working knowledge/experience of NEC Contracts (especially NEC4) and other industry standard contract forms