Quantity Surveyor

Our client is a major design, engineering and project management consultancy who has been rapidly growing within various sectors and who is looking for multiple experienced professionals to join them on permanent basis. This role is for a Quantity Surveyor located in Tunbridge Wells.  

Job Description:  

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to make an impact working in a growing, dynamic and sociable team. In return, they will reward you with a competitive remuneration package, breadth of development and experience opportunities with the necessary support to take your career to the next level.  

Responsibilities:  

- Provide a full range of Quantity Surveying duties from project inception through to completion, working both as part of a team and individually.  

- Prepare cost plans, estimates, bills of quantities, tender documents.  

- Provide post contract Quantity Surveying services.  

- Prepare data and reports to timescales in a format required by line management and clients.  

- Work collaboratively with other service teams to provide an integrated approach to client delivery.  

- Develop client relationships and provide an outstanding level of service delivery on a project basis, in conjunction with senior management.

- A high level of behavioural and interpersonal skills, with an ability to communicate effectively both internally and with Clients.  

- Ability to work well as part of a team, but also confidence and determination to deliver excellence in market-facing roles with clients.  

- Experience working for a professional quantity surveying/cost management consultancy business, with a demonstrable track record of delivering a high-quality service.  

- Qualified with a BSc (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying.  

- Ideally a chartered member of the RICS, or working towards final APC sitting in the next 12 months.  

Experience within at least one of the following sectors:  

- Education.  

- Leisure.  

- Commercial.  

- Residential - housing, later living, student accommodation, PRS.  

- Working knowledge of JCT and NEC forms of contract.  

- A broad contact and knowledge base with sector and/or local markets.  

- Able to demonstrate a track record of supporting of the generation of repeat business.  

- Knowledge and understanding of the component parts of a project and overall construction costs coupled with a competent knowledge of a range of project procurement options.  

- IT skills, such as MS office, excel, outlook, BIM / CAD measure, cost planning software CostX/CATO.  

- Good organisational skills.  

- Self-motivation and keen to become an integral team member.  

- An ability to make you own informed decisions and work unsupervised when necessary.