Senior Quantity Surveyor

Company Description

At WT, we empower our clients to grow, inspiring confidence through our independent cost management and advisory services. Operating for 75 years, our expertise spans the building, construction, and infrastructure sectors.

We support our clients with an award-winning team of specialists in
portfolio and program advisory
,
quantity surveying and cost management
,
commercial and financial advisory
,
carbon and sustainability
, and
asset and facilities management
.

With a global footprint covering Australia, New Zealand, Asia, India, Middle East, North America, Africa, the UK and Europe, our clients can tap into the collective thinking of over 2,000 of the best people in the industry, operating from over 70 offices.

Job Description

With a proven track record in delivering major aviation projects nationally, WT delivers innovative, data-driven solutions that support the growth and transformation of this critical sector.

As part of this growth, the WT Sydney office continues to expand with high-profile new engagements landing and with existing major projects underway and more in the pipeline, we're on the lookout for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the growing team.

Ideally seeking those experienced in Aviation or other similar major project environments, delivering complex expansion and refurbishment projects in a live operational site.

This role will perform a traditional quantity surveying functions as well as offering strategic guidance, procurement strategies and commercial management to ensure projects are financially sound and aligned with long-term operational goals.

This role is responsible for:

• Liaising with clients, architects and main contractors
• Identifying and facilitating new business opportunities
• Master-plan and feasibility budgets
• Cost checking of developing design
• Value engineering
• Tender evaluations and analysis
• Contract negotiations
• Cash flow projects
• Procurement
• Cost reporting
• Evaluation of variations
• Valuations
• Final account reporting
• Claims preparation, presentation, negotiation and settlement of claims
• Investment analysis
• Formulating and implementing benchmarking processes to improve the consistency, accuracy and time to prepare cost models and plans

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in any of the following areas: Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or Construction Management
• Full Australian working rights and currently located in Australia
• RICS / AIQS accredited candidates will be highly regarded
• Proficient in the use of Cost X
• A thorough understanding of the total project life cycle, from conception, through to completion and post-project review
• Highly motivated with a passion for delivering excellence to clients
• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage a team and control multiple projects/client commissions

Additional information

At WT, in addition to your competitive salary we offer many perks including:

• Bi-annual bonus scheme (discretionary)
• Paid professional memberships- support in gaining and supporting your membership costs for RICS and AIQS
• Wellbeing days - time to focus on your wellbeing and the community
• WT's balanced way of working
• When you're working from the office, you'll be in an award-winning office fit-out which supports flexible and activity-based working in a prime location with amazing views

If you're keen to and advance and broaden your career within the construction industry, then this could be a great opportunity for you. Apply now to join a leading international cost consultancy at the forefront of Australia's major construction across all sectors.