Senior QS

This Stoke-on-Trent/Birmingham based role is with a cost and project management consultancy within the construction industry that provides a wide range of professional services to clients spanning several different sectors. This role presents an excellent opportunity for a Senior level cost manager wanting to take a step up into a client-facing role with a clear path to progression within a dedicated team delivering Industrial and Logistics schemes from inception to handover.

The successful candidate will be an integral part of a team that is accountable for the delivery of various Industrial & Logistics projects with one of the largest Industrial & Logistics developers in the UK. Our client hasa 20+ year relationship with a large,valued repeat client and a dedicated team delivering multiple schemes at various project stages.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide cost management and employers agent services through pre and post contract stages
• Manage the consultant team from planning and due diligence stages through to tendering, contract award and post-contract employers agent role
• Close working with Directors being a key focal point for each of the clients\’ representatives, ensuring an exemplary service ensuring client satisfaction and performance of the delivery team
• Business development input, with a keen interest in the wider I&L market, key players, competitors and targeted growth of sector delivery
• To carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with office Quality Assurance processes and procedures
• Take personal responsibility for complying with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards
• Develop relationships with clients, consultants and other supply partners
• Cost Management including:
  • Support for client bids on prospective new sites and cost benchmarking, providing advice on procurement and delivery strategies related to the location of the development.
  • Preparation of indicative cost budgets and appraisals
  • Preparation of elemental cost plans
  • Advising on high‑level cost per sq.ft/m2 benchmark metrics with an appreciation of abnormal costs
  • Provide advice and opinion in respect of client development schemes and expectations. Understand the Clients needs and develop a strategy with the Client to deliver them.
  • Value engineering analysis including commenting on design proposals where affordability could be challenging. Ensuring that little or no change is experienced post contract.
  • Market testing of key elements for the developments with key supply chain partners
  • Data analysis on design efficiencies, benchmark costings, inflation trends
  • Digital measurement and elemental take‑offs
  • PowerBi data collation and presenting to clients
• Engaging the Construction Market, advising clients on suitable supply chain partners, relative to experience, financial standing and ability to deliver projects.
• Preparing and issuing tender documentation, including the appreciation of any special conditions specific to the Client\’s needs.
• Running tender processes to planned timelines including managing queries from tendering contractors to ensure fully compliant tenders are submitted.
• Managing and contributing to structured and documented tender evaluations
• Preparation of contract recommendation reports
• Preparation of electronic contract documents including management and completion of warranties.
• Post Contract Quantity Surveying including:
  • Acting as Employers Agent under JCT D&B contracts
  • Scrutinising and verifying applications for interim payments
  • Preparing payment notices
  • Issuing contractual instructions and notices
  • Managing change control in accordance with contract T&Cs
  • Producing monthly cost reports and cost forecasting
  • Assisting project managers in preparing Early Warnings, Instructions and Compensation Events where applicable (NEC contracts)
  • Chairing in-person site progress meetings with clients, contractors and key stakeholders
  • Promote commercial awareness throughout project
  • Advising and liaising with project design team and internal team

Person Specification

• The ideal candidate will demonstrate passion, enthusiasm and a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with ambition to progress as a future leader within the company.
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar technical discipline
• Client facing, ensuring a high standard of delivery
• Experience in industrial and logistics projects desirable
• MRICS preferred
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Strong experience of JCT Design & Build contracts
• Ability to successfully manage complex projects in a proactive and diligent manner
• Strong technical delivery experience
• Strong cost planning experience
• Commercially astute
• Experience of providing procurement advice, tender documentation and post contract services
• Able to build long‑term relationships
• Previously employed by a consultancy or end user client
• A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines
• A team player, outgoing, flexible, enthusiastic and ambitious
• Full clean driving license with attendance at regular monthly site meetings throughout the UK
• Working from home is permitted 2 days per week, but this role is a senior position with close management of an office‑based team therefore in‑person office attendance in Birmingham, Stoke, or a combination of the two offices is important for building key relationships
• £65k + £5k car allowance + discretionary bonus
• Pension/Life Assurance / Professional membership / Health cover