About The Role
Currie & Brown is currently looking for a Quantity Surveyor (Rail Infrastructure) for our Leeds office to support locally based infrastructure opportunities.
The successful candidate will, as part of our team, lead projects to achieve a high standard of service delivery, with successful outcomes for our clients, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities for the successful candidate will include:
Assist in preparing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
Lead preparation of cost plans including measurement and pricing, taking ownership of and presenting cost plans.
Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages (including pre-qualification, enquiry, analysis, recommendation and contract preparation) are performed effectively
Ensuring that cost plans , reports and valuations are accurately prepared including checking work by others.
Producing accurate monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
Estimating and agreeing post contract variations and monthly valuations.
Undertaking value engineering
Negotiating and concluding final accounts
Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants at all project stages
Providing support to assistant cost managers and ensuring that they deliver on the above accountabilities
Supervising and mentoring junior members of the teamQualifications
Requirements:
BSc in quantity surveying or equivalent
Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors preferred, or progressing towards
Experience with Rail Infrastructure in a QS capacity would be preferrable
Pre- and post-contract experience
Experience in both private and public works preferred.
Experience in working with JCT forms of contract
Good technical writing, client-facing and communication skills (both internal and external)
Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute
A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexibleCurrie & Brown is one of the world’s leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients in respect of the management and utilisation of their physical assets, and is differentiated by innovation, expertise and experience