Associate or Director

Associate or Director (QS)/ Infrastructure, Transport

Immediate opening with a major player in building and infrastructure cost and project management consultancy.

The main function of the role is to help build a leading consultant position for the company with Transport for London, under the new Commercial Services Framework through:

• Supporting Director, Transport by actively contributing to the achievement of sector business plan and the growth and development of the Transport sector, realising ambition to become a national transport consultancy business
• The delivery of individual targets contributing to the success of the sector and business line
• Owning, leading and managing key account/s activity
• Growing orders annually at accelerated rate
• Seeking out and pursuing new work opportunities
• Ensuring quality and consistency of service delivery

Accountables:

• Develops key client relationship by discovering client needs and becoming trusted advisor
• Provides tendering, procurement, cost and contractual advice and liaises closely with
• clients to ensure their requirements and expectations are being met
• Undertakes billable hours on cost and commercial management commissions
• Co-ordinates and approves before issue all cost estimates, cost plans, tender
• recommendations and reports, valuations and final accounts
• Ensures that all financial reports are compiled accurately to report the current and
• forecast final account position and ensure completed timely
• Checks contract documentation before issue for execution by the parties and ensure
• validly executed and that all guarantees, performance bonds, employer/sub-contractor agreements are provided and are validly executed
• Leads and grows key client account/s including client account planning and pipeline
• management
• Grows orders annually at accelerated rate
• Seeks out new opportunities – new markets, services and cross-business lines services
• Leads bid-proposal preparation and negotiation
• Oversees and ensures smooth day to day operations for key client account/s

Competencies and Behaviours:

Client focus; impact and influence; results orientation; accountability; initiative; organisational commitment; teamwork and cooperation; relationship building; health and safety leadership; team leadership;

Knowledge of infrastructure and transport market and detailed knowledge of cost of construction

Detailed knowledge of the NEC and other forms of contract

Technical and reporting accuracy

Detailed knowledge of tendering and procurement and strategic advice

Understanding of risk management techniques

10 year’s experience in field of discipline

Demonstratrable ability of developing work with a key regional or national client valued at £500k net revenue

Demonstrable previous experience managing teams

Relevant accreditation MRICS or CIOB

The suitable person for this position will be inspirational and has the drive to achieve. The job requires that tangible, measurable results are to be obtained despite opposition or resistance to their accomplishment. There may be pressure to meet deadlines in an environment laced with a wide variety of problems and unexpected interruptions. Communication and people skills are important aspects of the job.

The incumbent will be selfstarting, competitive, imaginative, direct, influential, persuasive and self-confident. Independence, mobility, activity, pace and authority are also factors for success.

Salary £60,000

Car Allowance £5,500 or £6,000 depending on grade

Performance Bonus Yes

Pension 4.2%

Holidays 22

Long-term Disability Insurance Yes

Private Medical Insurance Yes

Life Assurance Yes

Commencement Date ASAP

Probation Period 3 months

Notice (after probation period) Associate – 2 months, Director grade B – 3 months