Location: Heathrow
Industry: Aviation
Scope of Work: A senior leadership role for a motivated and experienced MQS delivering essential infrastructure in a safety-first, client and customer centric environment.
Are you an experienced Quantity Surveying professional with experience in delivering major infrastructure upgrade projects?
Have you ambitions to work on significant, large-scale projects?
Turner Lovell is recruiting a Managing Quantity Surveyor leading UK business that has responsibility for managing reactive and planned maintenance, and upgrade the existing infrastructure in and around Heathrow Airport. You will be working with a team who deliver a mix of civil engineering and building schemes through our existing suite of contracts with clients operating across a diverse group of sectors.
As a Managing QS you will:
Support the Commercial Manager in delivering services effectively and consistently.
Manage the commercial and financial aspects of the projects, ensuring they are completed within budget and to the required standards.
Oversee cost management, contract administration, and procurement, while also providing guidance to junior surveyors.
Be involved in significant interaction with clients, contractors, and other stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle; prepare financial reports, including cost reconciliations and progress reports, to keep stakeholders informed of project performance; identifying and mitigating commercial risks associated with the project, such as cost overruns or delays.
Participate and deliver structured training and mentoring, especially for those pursuing professional qualifications.
Promote a strong culture of contractual and commercial awareness, ensuring compliance with group procedures and governance. This includes active involvement in the work-winning process, resource planning, and collaboration with pre-contract teams.
The ideal profile is someone who has:
A degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related field. MRICS or CICES accreditation is preferred
Experience working on civil engineering schemes, or other safety-critical sectors such as aviation, rail or highways
The ability to resolve commercial disputes and negotiate favourable outcomes
Proficient with cost estimation techniques and in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of software
Strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills.
Evidence of providing specialist Quantity Surveying technical advice and support to stakeholders, team members and across other disciplines including large and complex projects at a senior level
A proven track record with managing a team to achieve commercial objectives in a timely manner.
If you are considering what your next role could look like within Quantity Surveying, and have a passion for playing a leading role in delivering landmark infrastructure projects, please apply and get in touch with Jo Enderby via the link provided for more information
Salary description
£80000.00 - £90000.00 per year