Senior Associate - Quantity Surveyor (Internal)

Norwich 

Up to £61,400 (Dependent on experience)

37 Hours per week

Norse Consulting is a national, award-winning property consultancy delivering high profile commissions to a range of public and private sector clients across the UK.  Our multi-disciplined teams provide a number of property services to our clients, undertaking a wide range of projects including residential/commercial/educational of varying size and complexity, resulting in innovative, sustainable and commercially viable delivery.

Main Responsibilities: 

• Be, along with Associate Director, the technical lead for the QS service.
• Assist with the development of the QS team to ensure a high-quality service is provided
• Assist with QS resource assessments to review against the project programmes, to enable effective management of the peaks and troughs in workload.
• Where any QS project work is outsourced (either internally or externally) ensure that it is overseen and the work managed to ensure effective delivery of the service to our Clients
• Provide regular cost reports to project stakeholders, including internal leadership / management.
• Prepare project cost estimates and costs plans appropriate to the RIBA stage of a project, and in accordance with NRM2 (or subsequent update).
• Prepare high quality tender documentation using an agreed standard form of contract, such as JCT
• Undertake preliminary analysis of tenders, prepare cost breakdowns and initial cost profile.
• Assist the Contract Administrators in the preparation of Architects Instructions, evaluation of claims including extensions of time.
• Working within the multi-disciplinary team, advise on the economics of proposed designs at an early stage of a project, contributing to the final product.
• Provide professional QS advice to our clients, as required.
• Assist with the development and support members of the QS team, including those that are progressing through their APC.
• Assist in the project management of schemes, setting objectives, provide direction and advise on related matters including issuing progress reports and in post contract reviews.
• Prepare final accounts and agree with contractor, including verifying claims and dealing with audit procedures.
• Responsible for identifying new business opportunities.
• Fee earning at 85% and contribute to the achievement of the business plan objectives and targets.

Candidate Requirements 

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying
• Chartered Member of the RICS
• Member of the Association of Project Managers (APM)
• Holds a current CSCS site card or is prepared to Immediately attain
• Experience in a similar or related role
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
• Experience in the use of Cost X or similar QS software
• Excellent numeracy and analytical skills
• Familiar with Construction H&S Legislation and associated Risks and Hazards
• Experience of using BCIS Online and NBS Building
• Project Management experience on a range of building works of differing sizes and types

Please note this is an internal only advertisement and therefore we are only accepting applications from Norse Group employees. We will not be considering external applications at this time. 

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.