Associate Quantity Surveyor

Joshua Robert Recruitment
POSITION: Associate Quantity Surveyor
LOCATION: London
SALARY: £80,000 – £90,000

We are looking for a talented and ambitious Associate for our Quantity Surveying team who is dedicated to providing an excellent service, to join our growing and successful London Project team.
If you are looking for an opportunity to work within a supportive, ambitious, growing and energetic team and would like to join an award-winning law led professional services business, we would like to hear from you.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Working with the Directors as part of the Senior Management Team to ensure the success of the business in all aspects including, but not limited to, quality of service, timely delivery of service, development and happiness of all staff, and profitability
• Attending Senior Management Meetings as required and actively seeking to get in involved in and take responsibility for business management opportunities, such as Business Development; HR; Quality Management; Training and Education; IT; Offices / facilities / equipment; Professional Standards (RICS, BCIS, NBS etc.); Investors in People etc.
• Working with the Directors to set targets for each Associate Team and managing the team in such a way to deliver these targets
• Acting as Line Manager for all personnel within their Associate Team. Taking personal responsibility for managing and motivating all team members to deliver their best service.
• Helping all team members to identify their strengths and weaknesses and help them to develop and achieve a plan to reach their own personal career goals.
• Taking the lead on a range of construction projects and managing a team of quantity surveyors, assistants and apprentices and helping them to fulfil their potential
• Organising and managing the resource within your team.
• Working independently and taking responsibility for the successful delivery of QS / PM services on all projects you and your team are working on.
• Training and assisting others, including the preparation and presentation of in-house CPD events.
• Actively seeking new project opportunities for Consultants and promoting the services of the practice at every opportunity including attendance and involvement at appropriate networking and marketing events.
• Acting 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 exceptional level of service

The Person

• Candidates will be able to demonstrate the following attributes:
• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Cost Management or a related field.
• Ideally, a Chartered member of the RICS, or a commitment to achieve Chartered status within 2 years.
• Minimum 7 years experience in running own projects quantity surveying and / or project
• management for either a Private Practice, Construction Company or related organisation.
• Experience of successfully managing a team of people.
• Experience of business development, marketing and networking and a willingness to actively win new work for the practice.
• Proficiency in measurement, ideally using CostX Measurement Software