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Senior Quantity Surveyor

Employer
Lethaby & Cook
Location
Leeds/ Hybrid Working
Salary
£70,000 - £80,000 per annum plus Share Scheme, Corporate Bonus and Medical Insurance.
Closing date
18 Jun 2022
Reference
AP 711

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Job Details

A quantity surveying position offering a change of emphasis and a rewarding career trajectory in a new industry.  This is an opportunity to apply your quantity surveying knowledge within the forensic sector for a leading and respected international player. You will gain sought after expertise through in house and external training. You will also become an expert witness enjoying a varied UK and international workload covering buildings and civils work. The position provides scalability and an unhindered career path. This would be a move to an industry that remains buoyant throughout economic cycles and able to command high fee margins.

Your Role: You will work alongside built environment experts to ascertain re-build, repair and replacement costs. The caseload will be diverse in scale and type encompassing high-rise, industrial, commercial, defence, residential, public sector, energy and infrastructure. Your findings will be used during arbitration and litigation. You will receive training and mentoring to enable you to act as an expert witness, when ready you will occasionally be required to attend court. It is hoped that in time you will be able to scale up their surveying capability.       

Company Profile: Long established and independently owned the practice has 160 staff internationally. They employ experts in the fields of civil engineering, construction, architecture, M&E, electronics, fire prevention, automotive, shipping, environmental, power and energy. Their experts are drawn directly from their respective industries and operate throughout their UK and overseas offices. They are engaged by property developers, client organisations, government agencies, legal firms, insurers, loss adjusters, utilities and manufacturers. They will ascertain the root cause of a failure or defect and cost implications.

Your Profile: A quantity surveyor or cost engineer with post contract building or civil focused experience. You will need a 2:1 or above in quantity surveying, engineering or construction management and should be chartered with the RICS or CIOB, or close to achieving chartered status. Your background could have been gained with a contractor or PQS consultancy. An interest in arbitration / litigation would be advantageous. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Remuneration: In addition to an attractive base salary and benefits their generous profit share scheme provides significant additional income potential.   

Company

Lethaby & Cook’s civil engineering division places engineers and engineering managers with a high level of technical expertise. Our strength is our ability to present opportunities across a wider spectrum of employers who appoint civil and structural professionals.

Our clients include developers, design and build contractors, civil and structural consulting practices, insurers, client organisations and operating companies, loss adjusters, project managers, not for profit organisations, forensic engineers and more besides. By understanding how and where skills and experience can flourish we offer opportunities worth considering and candidates with real potential.

We place permanent and contract professionals and our recruiters are some of the most experienced to be found in their sectors. To find out more about current and forthcoming vacancies, or to discuss the next step in your career progression please do not hesitate to make contact by phone or email. We will always treat your enquiry and any information you may provide in the strictest confidence.

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 8563 0596
Location
Barons Court
Hammersmith
London
W6 8RH
GB

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