Senior Quantity Surveyor in Leeds

A new opportunity with a Chartered Cost consultancy practice in Leeds. A successful candidate will be joining an established award-winning cost consultancy. The employer is seeking a candidate from a PQS background, who is capable of running their own projects and is either Chartered or has aspirations to become Chartered with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in the near future. Help towards achieving MRICS is available, as this employer offers a very strong and well-established APC programme.

Your employer will be an established and expanding Chartered Quantity Surveying & Project Management consultancy that is working on a range of projects for multiple public and private sector clients within various sectors. Most projects are long-term client work, either negotiated or won as part of a services framework. This is a great opportunity to work within a supportive, ambitious, growing, and energetic team.

The successful candidate will be willing to travel to sites across the UK as required, so a driving license is necessary.

• Taking the lead on a range of construction projects and supervising the work of the Quantity Surveyors, Assistants, and Apprentices in your team.
• Acting as the principal point of contact with the project client and the other consultants on the design team pre and post contract.
• Working independently and taking responsibility for the successful delivery of QS / PM / EA services on all projects.
• Taking responsibility for allocated Key Client Accounts, building relationships with Key Client(s), and nurturing new work opportunities.
• Training and assisting others, including the preparation and presentation of in-house CPD events.
• Actively seeking new project opportunities and promoting the services of the practice at every opportunity.
• Acting as a Quantity Surveyor on traditional projects or as Employer’s Agent on Design and Build projects.
• Following the company Quality Management System in the delivery of all services.
• Managing multiple projects simultaneously and developing excellent time management strategies.
• Treating all clients to an exceptional level of service.

• Extensive experience in running own projects in quantity surveying and/or employer’s agent or project management.
• Proficiency in measurement, ideally using CostX Measurement Software.
• Experience in running projects independently.
• Strategically minded with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Skilled negotiator.
• Driving licence and own car. Willingness to travel to sites across the UK as required.

• A BSc in Quantity Surveying or a degree in Cost Management or similar is preferred.
• Ideally MRICS qualification, or a commitment to achieve Chartered status within 2 years of starting at this company.

The hiring company is a Chartered Quantity Surveying/Project Management practice that has an enviable pipeline of work with a loyal, established, and expanding client base. They have a full order book of social housing, housing, student accommodation, healthcare, care home, industrial, religious, heritage/conservation, and insurance-related work confirmed from repeat and new clients for a number of years to come. This leading employer values loyalty and consistency, and rewards their hard-working staff with generous salaries, bonuses, professional development, and the payment of professional fees. They encourage and facilitate strong working and social relationships across the company.

• Competitive salary with regular performance and salary reviews.
• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 with time served).
• In-house and external training and support.