**Job Details**:
Experience: 5-7 Years
Sector: Quantity Surveying
DesignBuild Search are working with a leading independent project and Cost Management Consultancy in Sydney, Australia. Due to continued growth they have an opening for a Senior Quantity Surveyor. The successful applicant will join a structured team working on range of projects. Our client is open to sponsoring successful applicants if interested in relocating.
**Projects include**:
Universities
Schools
Residential
Commercial and more
**Requirements**:
Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying
4+ years post college experience with a PQS
experienced managing and mentoring JQS
Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
**Roles and responsibilities**:
- Analyse blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials and labour costs vs estimates.
- All quantity surveying duties including measurements, valuation and agreement of work sections
- Experience in project management
- Competent in all forms of estimating packages, Microsoft excel and word
- Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments or construction manager/supervisors to discuss cost.
- Monitor cost from vendors or subcontractors, explores variances, manging issues in conjunction with manager, deals with cost overseas and recovery.
- Reports on actual costs and examines estimates used by management for purpose such as planning, organising and schedule work.
- Prepare cost and expenditure statements and other necessary documentation at regular intervals for the duration of the project manager.
- Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
**Consultant detail**:
**Emmett Finnegan**:
**Associate Director**: