Associate Director - Quantity Surveyor (Infrastructure)

Description

• Advising on and implementing procurement strategies
• Valuing completed work and arranging for payments
• Administrating contracts as Contract Administrator
• Advising Directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance
• Preparing and presenting order of cost estimates and option studies
• Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures.
• Providing technical advice on legal and contractual issues relating to construction projects
• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives.
• Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Units activities.
• Cost planning and benchmarking
• Settling final accounts
• Delivering high quality services and ensuring that cost management deliverables meet Customers’ requirements.
• Managing service delivery for profit
• Positively engaging with Customers and developing, growing and maintaining Customer relationships.

Requirements

• Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills.
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
• Proven background working or supporting on UK infrastructure projects or clients across, water, utilities, rail, highways or aviation.
• Ability to prepare first-class bids for services.
• Broad, in-depth cost management experience post MRICS qualification.
• Comprehensive knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies.
• Clear and effective communication skills - both oral and written.
• Proven background or understanding of NEC3/4 contracts.
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage teams.
• Competent at negotiating sufficient fees to both complete services and generate required profit levels.
• Thorough knowledge and experience of post-contract cost management tasks.
• Detailed knowledge and practiced experience of cost estimating and cost planning techniques.
• Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator
• Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement) and to lead high performance teams
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
• Sound ICT skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Methodical way of thinking and approach to work.
• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)

Benefits

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• Our Global Travel Scholarship Programme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Full time & part time opportunities - with flexible working and core hours
• A contributory pension scheme

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance