Associate Director - QS Residential
- Project, programme & cost management
- London
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We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-leading design, engineering and project management organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems.
Our Project & Programme Services team are proud to deliver on some of the most prestigious construction projects across the world. It's thanks to our talented people and their diverse thinking, expertise and knowledge. Join us and you'll be part of our genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone is supported to make the most of their talents and expertise.
When it comes to work-life balance, AtkinsRéalis is a great place to be. So, let's discuss how our flexible and remote working policies can support your priorities. We're passionate about are work while valuing each other equally. So, ask us about some of our recent pledges for Women's Equality and being a 'Disability Confident' and 'Inclusive Employer.
Due to continued growth, we currently have an opportunity for an Associate Director – Quantity Surveying that has managed the delivery of residential projects (ideally inception through to completion) and building strong client relationships within the region. Ideally, candidates should have experience of projects more than 100 units, including tall buildings and across a range of tenures. The role will be based in our London office.
The successful candidate will:
- Draw upon a proven track record to lead projects for or on behalf of local or national developers, RPs, or local authorities.
- Continually strive to improve the business value proposition and develop knowledge and expertise within the team.
- Help to develop new business opportunities, with the assistance of senior colleagues whilst deepening key client understanding and relationships.
Responsibilities:
Reporting into a residential sector Regional Director and being a member of the regional residential team, you will be responsible for helping to grow the existing team and building long term, sustainable team relationships with our most important clients. You are expected to have:
Project leadership:
- Leadership skills necessary to direct and manage the project team having responsibility, under minimum supervision, delivering projects, including pre and post project stages.
- Be the ambassador for Project & Programme Services, your profession, and the professional institution to which you belong.
- Providing guidance and technical advice to different stakeholders, including effectively chairing meetings.
- Clear understanding of and competence in project commercial accountability.
Technical Understanding:
- Actively broaden your experience and expertise in line with the core expertise.
- Have an up-to-date and developing knowledge of legal and technical matters relevant to the work you do, and the law of the region or country in which you practise.
- Have an up to date and developing knowledge of a range of building contract forms including JCT and NEC.
- Participating in relevant internal/external training initiatives.
- Applying the principles of quality assurance and environmental management.
- Managing the client relationship and service delivery.
- Ability to team build.
- Growing and actively participating in a sector-focussed team.
- Expressly, an appropriate amount of high-quality experience required in the residential sector, having worked on all aspects of quantity surveying/cost management roles in this sector.
- Effective and efficient in the preparation of feasibility and pre-contract estimates.
- Effective and efficient transition of pre-contract through to post contract advice.
- Productive supervision of support team including adequate planning, monitoring and control.
- Client interface level of responsibility on a project basis in conjunction with senior grades.
- Effective and efficient knowledge of a range of project procurement options.
- Ability to work with the minimum of supervision and on own initiative in a client facing role.
- Ability to advise clients on strategic matters, key cost drivers, project costs and added value.
- Knowledge and understanding of overall construction costs.
- Experienced in client, consultant and contractor facing roles and working as a member of a busy team. Used to working to tight and ever-changing deadlines.
- Understanding of the London residential property market would be considered advantageous.
- Internal commercial management of projects.
Deliver:
- Full quantity surveying and cost management duties.
- Provision of pre contract feasibility and viability advice.
- To provide high quality cost advice on complex, urban, residential led regeneration developments.
- Increase our share of the clients spend.
- Build client relationships and harness opportunities for cross selling our full spectrum of services & locations.
- Managing interfaces with design and construction teams.
- Guidance, care and mentoring of supporting staff, upskilling others, and providing career growth opportunity.
- Drive high levels of client satisfaction.
- Delivery projects to satisfaction of our clients on programme within the agreed cost and quality parameters.
Attributes:
- Proven track record to manage projects for or on behalf of local or national clients.
- Chartered with RICS, CIOB, ICE, RIBA or similar.
- Assist in business development and/or account management activities.
- Participate in marketing and thought leadership campaigns.
Why work for AtkinsRéalis?
Join our Project & Programme Services team and expand your career on some of the industry's most exciting and newsworthy construction projects – from Sizewell C to the world's tallest hotel, London's Heathrow Airport to Europe's first eco-friendly mosque. You'll enjoy invaluable exposure to international expertise as well as innovation in local niche areas. Communities are at the heart of our work and our people are proud to be working towards a Net Zero Carbon future and regenerating cities across the UK.
https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/csr
AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.
https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/
Meeting your needs:
To help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we offer employees "Total Reward." It's a package that can be tailored to your changing lifestyle, career and personal needs.
Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview, and we’ll discuss any adjustments you might need.
New name, new era. We are AtkinsRéalis. It will take some time for all our information to update – you can still refer to our fantastic benefits via the link below:
https://yourrewarduk.snclavalin.com/
Additional Information:
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
Link: https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-uk-europe
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