Senior Quantity Surveyor
4 days ago
Chesterfield
Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world's most respected clients across diverse range of sectors. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: • Assume day-to-day delivery responsibility for projects and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks with minimal supervision., • Strengthen our service delivery capability and promote knowledge capture, sharing and innovation., • Prepare budget estimates, cost plans and client reports., • Provide risk and value management., • Contract administration including preparation of valuations, forecasts, cost reports and attendance at project meetings., • Preparation of bills of quantities, schedules of rates, or other methods of work evaluation., • Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality., • Manage the delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel to ensure work is completed in a timely manner to a high-quality standard., • Undertake service delivery is in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Practice, particularly Health and Safety and Quality Assurance., • Provide services in compliance with the client's corporate governance procedures where applicable., • Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process., • Work to deadlines set by the Project Team Leader., • Filing of project correspondence in accordance with requirements., • Support bid and tender preparation and business development., • Develop our business; networking and developing client relationships., • Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement., • Administer change control processes for the services we provide., • Provide advice on procurement and contracts., • Prepare and evaluating tenders, contractor selection and contract documentation., • Support the implementation of strategic initiatives at service and sector level., • Assist in providing leadership to the staff, where required. Resolve conflicts of priorities and personalities relating to work with the appropriate Director or Associate., • Assist in mentoring and coaching team members, ensuring that staff and new starters are developed to support the successful growth of the Practice and development of their career. Knowledge & Skills Required: • Deliver results in a client facing role including:, • Confidently respond to a client request; as well as understanding when to escalate client issues to senior members of the team., • Provide innovative solutions to improve project delivery., • Ability to show resilience and resourcefulness in the face of highly complex challenges., • Commitment to outperforming client expectations., • Support stakeholder management., • Deal diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment, subject to change., • Demonstrate flexibility in response to changing requirements and routines., • Demonstrate a high degree of integrity., • Show strong leadership skills and demonstrable ability to lead, motivate and manage teams including the supply chain., • Starting to manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Director., • Starting to prioritise and self-manage with ability to work in a high-pressure environment. Preferred Education and Experience: • Ideally degree qualified: construction, cost management, engineering, quantity surveying or other RICS accredited degree., • MRICS / other equivalent qualification or experience., • Some formal leadership development training., • 5+ years’ experience., • Strong knowledge of construction industry technical matters., • Good experience of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC., • Good pre and post contract technical cost management skills., • Good core technical skills., • Strong oral and written communication skills., • Strong IT skills for the role including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint., • Developing interpersonal skills with both clients and staff. Good interpersonal skills with both client and staff, • Good analytical skills, sound judgement and an aptitude for forward planning., • Energetic and motivated with natural drive and an innovative flair, resourcefulness and ability to adapt to change., • An ability to think clearly and make reasoned decisions, explaining the logic employed., • Some experience of managing people and delivering multiple or complex projects. Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, "race" (includes nationality, national / ethnic origin, colour), marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender assignment, religion and belief. Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.