Job Title: Senior or Associate Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager
Location: London (Shoreditch)
Salary: £30,000 – £55,000
Job type: Full Time
We are looking for an experienced Chartered Surveyor, with a strong Cost Management and Quantity Surveying background across a range of sectors, to deliver and expand professional Cost Management Services to a wide range of private and public-sector clients.
Oxbury is a professional practice of Chartered Surveyors providing the full range of Cost Management (Quantity Surveying), Employer’s Agent and Project Management services for a wide spectrum of public, private and commercial clients throughout the East, East Midlands, South East of England and Greater London area.
We are involved in a wide variety of projects in multiple sectors: Residential; industrial; commercial; infrastructure; education and leisure. We support our clients to build everything from carbon-neutral social housing and schools; through to prestige brand manufacturing facilities and cutting-edge high-tech developments. We are a friendly and ethical company that has been delivering high quality services to our clients for more than 30 years. We offer an excellent salary and benefits package, relaxed and flexible working conditions, and a focus on staff development and personal aspirations.
The role:
Our website has full details of the role, which includes:
Cost Management: Preparing cost estimates and plans as well as early advice on financial viability. Providing contract / procurement advice and administration, including drafting Procurement Documents. Carrying out valuations and identifying value engineering opportunities. Monthly cost reporting including agreeing cost for variations and final accounts
Occasional Contract Administration/Employer’s Agent Services: The day-to-day management of a number of schemes – including large, complex or unusual schemes – in the administration of contracts and coordination of projects.
Management: Line management and mentoring of junior staff.
Business Development: Raising the profile of the Company in a range of sectors to secure new commissions. This will include preparing bid submissions and attending client interviews.
Candidate Requirements / Experience in the following:
You’ll need to be RICS (or equivalent) professionally qualified, or being working towards your APC, and have experience of cost management and reporting with a private practice or consultancy. You’ll be able to demonstrate your skills in traditional, design and build and NEC procurement and contract administration, as well as budget and project reporting. You’ll have experience of providing early advice and liaison with clients. If you are also professional, diplomatic and client focussed then you could be just who we are looking for.
Benefits:
- Non-contributory pension scheme.
- London Travel allowance.
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Flexible working patterns.
- Support for CPD
- Enhanced sick / maternity / paternity pay
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (Oxbury holds the RICS Inclusive Employer charter mark)
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Project Surveyor, Project Quantity Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor, Project QS, Estimator, Trainee Quantity Surveyor, Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Trainee QS, Assistant QS, Estimator, Project Estimator, Cost Estimator, Technical Project Estimator may also be considered for this role.
