Senior Quantity Surveyor (PMCM Build)

Overview

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

You'll play a pivotal role in pre and post contract cost & commercial management services to our clients, including estimating, cost planning, procurement, cost assurance and post contract financial/commercial management of projects of varying size and complexity.

Depending on seniority and experience, you may be engaged in delivering QS commercial services, leading a QS / commercial team, training and mentoring staff, bid writing, winning work, people leadership and management, representing WSP UK at industry events, etc.

You will join a diverse, growing team of cost managers, commercial managers and quantity surveyors and other related professionals who work across multiple sectors.

You will be based in our Canary Wharf office in London.

Qualifications and Experience

• MRICS or AssocRICS or working towards a professional qualification
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Applicable knowledge, ability and experience around QS / Cost and Commercial competencies required by relevant professional institutions
• Demonstrable management, project leadership and delivery experience where applicable
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities with keen attention to detail
• Adaptable and flexible approach to workload
• Alternative, relevant professional qualification or working towards (e.g. CICES, AcostE)
• Demonstrable Quantity Surveying or Cost and Commercial Management experience in the public and private sector and/or experience on heavy industry projects
• Ability to travel from base office or home to site, client/project team offices, other WSP offices and project locations
• Passion for making a difference and willingness to be part of a dynamic team
• Degree or similar higher education academic qualification
• Proven organisational and time management skills, prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Fearless of challenging the status quo to try innovative solutions and learn from past experiences
• Familiarity or working knowledge of specialist software such as CostX and CEMAR
• Working knowledge/experience of NEC and/or JCT Contracts, and other industry standard contract forms
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams and stakeholders
• Previous experience in a QS/Cost and Commercial Management role in a consultant, contractor or client organisation

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation or religious belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.