Quantity Surveyor Defence

Turner & Townsend is one of the leading consultancy providers to the Infrastructure and Defence sectors and we have a thriving UK QS team making the difference for a large number of clients both in the UK and Overseas. We are now looking for talented Quantity Surveyors with proven experience to work with a number of our key Defence sector clients across the South East, South West and Midlands in a wide variety of exciting projects/programmes. MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: You will be a Quantity Surveyor within our Defence business working on a variety of client and Turner & Townsend projects and initiatives. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: - Establishing friendly, professional and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support. - Support in administering a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies. - Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget. - Assist in pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner. - Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering. - Managing contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice. - Proactively providing sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders. - Support the negotiation and agreement of final accounts. - Able to work as part of a team or as an individual with limited supervision. - Supporting development and promotion of estimating good practice within Turner & Townsend. - Supporting estimating good practice as a representative of Turner & Townsend within our client organisations. - Assisting in the achievement of departmental objectives. - Staying abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise to be able to give best practice advice in line with business objectives. Essential: - 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 - Working within an integrated Project Controls team - 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 Preferred: - Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level - Experience in early-stage estimating in complex / major Defence Infrastructure programmes - Familiarity with industry-standard estimating software packages