Associate Director/ Project Director - Quantity Surveyor Defence
HybridBristol, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Conduct end-to-end commission management for complex Defence projects, acting as the primary client interface to deliver value-added cost services. Lead feasibility studies, procurement processes, and final account negotiations while managing cost planning, estimating, and monthly reporting. Apply value engineering and life cycle costing techniques to optimize project outcomes, ensuring effective change control and variance management. Lead or support cost management teams, drive new business development, and refine internal estimating procedures. Work 60% of the time on client sites or offices with a requirement to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance.
Required Qualifications
- Qualification in Estimating, Quantity Surveying or Cost Engineering
- Experience of working in the Infrastructure (Rail, air, power, highways) sector
- Demonstrable and proven experience in Compilation, assurance and delivery of complex estimates and cost models
- Experience working within an integrated Project Controls team
- Experience in single-sourced, non-competed public procurement
- Excellent and flexible skills in Microsoft Office Suite (MS Excel, Work, PowerPoint)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience of working in a client-facing environment
- Must be a SOLE UK National
- Must be able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC)
- Must be able to work on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices 60% of your time
- Must adhere to SOX control responsibilities
Desired Qualifications
- Already holding SC Clearance
- Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status
- Education to degree level
- Experience of working in the Defence sector
- Experience in early-stage estimating in complex / major Infrastructure programmes
- Familiarity with industry-standard estimating software packages
- Experience leading a cost management team
- Experience in Staff management (recruitment, resource management, appraisals)
- Experience in developing new business opportunities
- Experience in identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities
- Experience in working with Directors to construct bids for new work
- Experience in identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products
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