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Client Side Quantity Surveyor

Employer
Amida Recruitment
Location
England, London, West End
Salary
£35000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Company Benefits
Closing date
14 May 2019
Reference
LAR84

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Sector
Construction
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Specialism
Quantity Surveyor

Job Details

Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager

Client Side Role

Commercial Office / Workspaces Projects

London

£35,000 - £50,000 + Benefits + Bonus

(Dependent upon level of experience)

Company Overview

We are working exclusively with a client side organisation; a provider of shared workspaces and communities within the commercial office space. Our client launched in the early noughties and is a pioneer within the sector, they coined the idea of providing more flexible work spaces for businesses of various sizes to suit a fast-changing world and workforce.

Our client's vision has been to create stunningly designed buildings and spaces that offer unrivalled facilities and communal areas to allow a collaborative working culture and environment.

Our client has circa 40 buildings, mainly in London but also nationwide, accommodating firms within the tech, food, creative and property sectors among many other professions. The buildings are suitable for start-ups and established firms and have enable firms to grow and change with ease due to the adaptability of their properties.

Our client wishes to add a competent and creative Commercial Manager to assist and support the ever-growing client alterations team.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to move from a consultancy, developer or contractor to a client side organisation with a focus on one of the newest and most buoyant markets within construction and property markets in recent years.

Purpose of Role/Job Overview

An exciting opportunity for a commercial manager to assist and support the ever-growing client alterations team to provide commercial and QS support, in quoting and implementing alterations and enhancements to client offices. Projects range from one off small changes to whole scale fit-outs of entire floors.

The Commercial Manager will work directly with the CA team and be responsible for estimating, pre-pricing/budgeting and then firming up costs for client alteration works. The CM will also be responsible for managing the budgets and costs, through the delivery process, across several projects. The Commercial Manager will work closely as part of a tight knit team, to support the business needs for providing fast, reliable commercial information for client works and may also be expected to work independently, be pro-active, take initiative, be client facing and help, as required. The role will also involve working with the projects team in the handover process, as a new building development comes to an end and the building becomes operational and there is a requirement to change and enhance spaces for new clients.

Key Accountabilities

  • Reporting into the Head of Client Alterations
  • Developing a thorough knowledge of the portfolio and the intricacies of what works can and can't be carried out in certain buildings and in what way
  • Liaising with the operational team and possibly directly with clients to understand the brief
  • Liaising with landlords to ensure that what clients want to achieve is possible and practical
  • To provide initial budget cost plans and then firm costs, in a timely manner to support the PM and Ops/Sales team in delivering what the client wants
  • Technical appraisals of prospective requirements to guide most appropriate solution
  • Working closely with the finance team on reporting revenue and profit and ensuring best value in procuring works and that clients are being billed in the correct way
  • Prepare works presentations in close collaboration with the team
  • Working closely with the design team to develop most effective solutions to deliver an enhanced client experience in the delivery alterations
  • Oversee the commercial management of the implementation process
  • Review variations alongside the PD/PM on each project prior to instruction.
  • Oversee the financial close out of projects

Qualifications

Essential

Property / Construction / Quantity surveying related degree

Desirable

Recently qualified MRICS

Knowledge

Essential

- Understanding of current market rates

- An understanding of different construction methods

Desirable

- Ability to identify / propose more cost- efficient alternative.

- M&E services experience

Experience

Essential

3-5 years' experience in Construction performing commercial duties.

Desirable

Commercial Office experience

Client facing experience

Our client is interviewing now so please get in touch with an up to date CV!

Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager

Client Side Role

Commercial Office / Workspaces Projects

London

£35,000 - £50,000 + Benefits + Bonus

(Dependent upon level of experience)

Company

About Amida Recruitment

UK - www.amida-recruit.com
Asia – www.amida-recruit.com.sg
Australia – www.amida-recruit.com.au

Amida are a boutique recruitment agency with a reputation across the globe for their specialist expertise within the design, property, construction and engineering markets. With kiwi roots, we’re dedicated to offering a service that out-ways our competitors, and that means honesty, accountability, hard work and transparency.

We started out as a couple of ambitious guys who were disillusioned with the way recruitment was being done and the way many great recruitment consultants were being treated by their employers. We then founded Amida in 2009 and started creating a contemporary, service orientated, values driven recruitment agency.

Since then we have been joined by some of the best construction and engineering recruiters from around the world, and developed a few great new ones internally over the last 7 years ourselves. We now have over 50 staff operating from 6 countries and continuing to expand fast.

Our specialisms include:

  • Property:

Client-side Quantity Surveying, Client-side Project Management, Building Surveying, Development Management and more.

  • Construction:

Site Quantity Surveying, Site Management, Construction Management, M&E Project Management, Project Planning and more.

  • Engineering:

Design Management, Architecture, Structural and Civil Engineering, Power Transmission and Distribution, Building Services Engineering and more.

  • Highways and Infrastructure:

Site Project Management, Reactive Maintenance, Site Quantity Surveying, Site Management, Project Planning, Operations and more.

Get in touch and talk to one of our team about the current market today. Whether it be advice, representation, market research or otherwise, we’ll be a loyal recruitment partner for both clients and candidates alike.

[+44 (0) 207 033 3100]

UK | Singapore | Malaysia | Australia | UAE | South Africa

Company info
Website
Telephone
0207 033 3100
Location
1st Floor, Victoria House
1 Leonard Circus
London
London
EC2A 4DQ
GB

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