Associate Quantity Surveyor (Pre-Contract) Multiple Opportunities

About the role

Requirements

• Key Responsibilities:
• - Leadership & Team Management
• - Lead the delivery of pre-contract quantity surveying and cost management services across multiple projects.
• - Manage and mentor Senior Quantity Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors, and Graduate Quantity Surveyors.
• - Review key deliverables and ensure compliance with RLB standards, methodologies, and quality requirements.
• - Support resource planning and promote technical excellence across project teams.
• - Client & Stakeholder Management
• - Act as a key client contact, building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and project stakeholders.
• - Provide strategic cost and commercial advice throughout the design and procurement stages.
• - Lead project meetings, presentations, and workshops, ensuring effective communication and client satisfaction.
• - Cost Management & Commercial Advisory
• - Oversee the preparation and review of cost plans, estimates, benchmarking studies, and budget assessments.
• - Lead value engineering and cost optimisation initiatives to support client objectives.
• - Advise clients on project affordability, cost risks, and budget management strategies.
• - Ensure consistency and quality of cost management outputs across assigned projects.
• - Procurement & Tendering
• - Advise on procurement strategies and contract approaches.
• - Lead the preparation and review of tender documentation and commercial requirements.
• - Oversee tender evaluations, commercial assessments, and procurement recommendations.
• - Commercial Risk Management
• - Identify and manage commercial and cost-related risks throughout project development.
• - Provide advice on market conditions, inflation, escalation, and cost certainty measures.
• - Support the development and implementation of risk mitigation strategies.
• - Business Development
• - Support the preparation of proposals, fee submissions, and client presentations.
• - Contribute to the development of existing client relationships and the pursuit of new opportunities.
• - Represent RLB in client engagements and industry-facing activities.
• - Financial & Operational Performance
• - Monitor project performance against scope, programme, budget, and quality objectives.
• - Support the commercial success and profitability of assigned commissions.
• - Contribute to continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Person Specification:
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.
• Qualifications
• - Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics, Commercial Management, or a related discipline.
• - Professional membership of MRICS or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Experience
• - Minimum 10 years' post-degree experience in quantity surveying and cost management within a consultancy environment.
• - Demonstrable experience delivering pre-contract cost management services on complex developments.
• - Experie

Responsibilities

Skills

• Cost management
• Pre-contract quantity surveying
• Value engineering
• Tender documentation
• Procurement strategies
• Contract administration
• Commercial risk management
• Budgeting and cost planning
• Benchmarking studies
• Client relationship management
• Project governance and QA
• Awards and tender evaluation
• Stakeholder management
• Proposal development