Senior Quantity Surveyor

About the company:
Our client, a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy, are experiencing a strong growth phase and are expanding their base in Victoria. As a group, they deliver exceptional engineering services to recognised contractors working on some of Australia’s most iconic projects. With a focus on collaboration, innovation, and sustainability, they work across a range of sectors, including transportation, water, and infrastructure, to provide comprehensive engineering solutions and support.
Your Role:
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will play a key role in leading the way in business growth and assist in delivering projects from conception to completion. Your existing experience will be highly regarded in the channel you work, and you will work through all phases of the project lifecycle, pre-tender to handover.

Benefits:
Working within a consultancy, you will have broad exposure to a diverse range of projects, clients and contractors. Within your role you can expect exceptional progression, increased technical ability, and professional networking.

• Competitive salary, benefits & parental leave policies
• Exposure to range of projects in partnership with government and the private sector
• Dynamic role with flexibility in work location
• Join a reputable and growing consultancy with a national footprint
• Great company culture with a diverse range of well-connected professionals
• Explore various career pathways
• Regular team social events
• Health and wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible working arrangements

Job Objectives:

• Establishing friendly, professional and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support.
• Administering a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies.
• Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.
• Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.
• Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.
• Managing contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice.
• Driving improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets.
• Proactively providing sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
• Leading people and commissions as needed
• Managing internal project administration including invoicing, variations, subconsultant management and contract risk
• Reviewing project plans and specifications, scheduling, costs saving measures, discrepancies, potential construction problems, etc.

Ideal Background:

• A relevant degree supported by significant experience from pre-construction through to delivery will be favoured.
• Substantial experience within a civil structures project environment, having worked in a similar project-based contract and financial management position.
• Additionally, expertise across contract management, construction law and quantity surveying.
• Experience across major building project is essential, so too is the ability to drive forecast and internal reporting to range of stakeholders.
• Outstanding interpersonal, liaison, networking, team and individual leadership skills 
• An ability to work to deadlines and manage conflicting priorities in a high-volume work environment 
• Developing working relationships, problem solving and driving projects to successful completion
• 6-10 years project management experience delivering highly complex and technical projects

If you think this could be the role for you then please apply now! Or, if you have any questions, please contact Andrew Chalkley on 0417 868 821.
Due to the permanent nature of this role, we can only accept applications from Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or Open Work Visa holders with more than 12 months validity from their role start date.
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