Job Description
Quantity Surveyor/ Cost Manager
Cardiff (hybrid)
Salary up to £60,000 (depending on experience)
A leading engineering consultancy based in Cardiff have an urgent requirement for an experienced Quantity Surveyor/ Cost Manager to join their Project Management team on a permanent basis.
Current workload includes client advisory for public sector, employers agent, aviation, highway schemes, large utilities schemes, blue light, heritage to name a few.
The PM team are knowledgeable, hardworking and the environment is fast-paced and exciting. Pretty much all of the team junior and senior interact with clients. There are great opportunities for progression and they are currently supporting team members to achieve RICS or APM qualifications amongst others.
Benefits include:
- Agile/flexible working 24 days annual leave
- Life insurance and life assurance policies and a health care cash plan
- Contributory pension scheme Employee (5%) Employer (7%)
- Professional institution membership fees
- Pathway to Professional Membership
- Formal, external training courses
- Regular in‐house peer‐to‐peer training sessions and regular external lunchtime CPD sessions
- Social benefits (football, yoga, charity support).
Apply for this Project Manager role if:
-You have a passion for project and cost management
-You wish to become involved in programme development, procurement advice and procurement management, project reporting, change control, budget development, cost control, contract administration and risk management.
-Accountability, responsibility and diversity motivate you
-You would like your voice to be heard
-You are technically capable, open minded, inquisitive, and committed to continually improve
-You are a strong communicator, collaborative and empathetic
Key skills/ qualifications:
- Project Management / Cost Management degree and / or Masters
- Member of an appropriate professional body APM/ CIOB
- Full, clean drivers’ licence is advantageous
- Ability to work using own initiative and demonstrate a methodical approach
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work well independently and as part of a team