Senior Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure in Leeds

Currie & Brown is one of the world’s leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients in respect of the management and use of their physical assets. We are differentiated by our people, innovation, expertise and experience.

At Currie & Brown we understand that a good idea does not care where it comes from. That is why we take a genuinely collaborative and open-door approach to running our business. Our people, all the way from the first-day apprentice to senior management make our business what it is today. Everybody in the Currie & Brown family, no matter how experienced they are, plays their own unique part in our success and we have fun along the way.

The role – what is it we would like you to do? Currie & Brown is seeking ambitious, highly motivated Commercial Managers/ Senior Commercial Managers to work on infrastructure commissions for clients including HS2, Network Rail, Transport for London and Highways England. Applicants should be experienced in delivering major infrastructure projects, with a background in highways, heavy and light rail, utilities or other civil engineering delivery. Knowledge and experience of NEC3 / NR contracts suite is desirable.

The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the ability to support project leaders in maintaining high standards of service delivery in a challenging and fast-moving environment, while achieving successful outcomes for our clients. With an eye on future development, we anticipate candidates would bring a proactive approach to learning through capturing and sharing knowledge across projects; real engagement in our commitment to our culture of equality, diversity and innovation; and an ambition to reinforce our reputation as a preferred service provider.

Your core duties will involve:

• Providing accurate commercial and cost management advice and reporting to our clients
• Leading or supporting the successful delivery of projects, and commissions
• Setting objectives and priorities whether working independently or as a proactive team player
• Effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects/commissions; liaising with other managers to ensure efficient financial control
• Undertaking service delivery with minimal supervision and guidance
• Delivering all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner
• Providing commercial management support to the broader project team
• Developing strong collaborative relationships with client and clients’ supply chain staff that will support the achievement of project goals
• Negotiating and corresponding with clients
• Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner

What skills and attributes are we looking for from you:

• Relevant educational background including degree or apprenticeship
• Professional institution membership (CICES, RICS, ICE, etc), qualified or working towards qualification
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in relevant sectors
• Technical delivery experience gained within civil engineering projects
• Good technical writing, client-facing and communication skills
• Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute
• A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude

Benefits:

• Competitive package of employee benefits including pension, private healthcare, flexible working, 25 days’ holiday with the option to buy additional days, £400 a year towards gym/healthy living membership and much more.

Why choose Currie & Brown? Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people’s futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage – providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long.

We don’t offer just a job we offer a career with clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis. We are an international industry leader – Working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence, being digitally-led in our approach, we present the chance to work on some of the world’s most prestigious projects and for some of the world’s top clients.

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be fundamental in creating a successful workforce. We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives.