(Senior) Quantity Surveyor / (Senior) Cost Consultant

Overview

In this role you will provide cost management and commercial support across major transportation projects. You’ll work within a multidisciplinary team to develop cost plans, manage budgets and forecasts, and inform decision-making. You help optimise value and delivery outcomes while collaborating with clients, engineers and contractors. This is an impact-driven opportunity to shape large-scale infrastructure and contribute to communities’ connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Provide quantity surveying and commercial support across major Transportation Infrastructure projects
• Develop and manage cost estimates, cost plans, budgets, forecasts and financial reporting
• Support change control, risk management, cost assurance and commercial decision-making
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, designers, contractors and clients
• Support procurement, contract administration and commercial governance activities
• Monitor project performance and identify opportunities to improve value and delivery outcomes
• Provide clear cost and commercial information to clients and stakeholders
• Contribute to management of project risks, opportunities and commercial challenges
• Support successful delivery of projects through the lifecycle
• Share knowledge and contribute to continuous improvement across project teams

Key requirements

• Experience or relevant academic background in quantity surveying, cost management, commercial management or related discipline
• Experience within transportation, infrastructure or wider built environment is welcomed
• Understanding of cost planning, estimating, forecasting, commercial management or project controls
• Experience with NEC contracts or other commonly used construction contracts is beneficial
• Ability to analyse information and provide practical commercial insight
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to collaborate within multidisciplinary teams
• Professional accreditation, chartership or progress towards recognition welcomed but not essential
• Interest in contributing to complex infrastructure delivering long-term value for clients and communities
• BPSS clearance may be required for certain projects

• Strong communication
• Stakeholder engagement
• Team collaboration
• Cost planning
• Estimating
• Forecasting

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