Quantity Surveyor

Cardiff
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Senior Quantity Surveyor - ongoing
Cardiff area - site/home hybrid & occasional office visits expected
£50-60phr outside of IR35

This leading international contractor is looking to add a contract Quantity Surveyor to its South Wales team.
Candidates will ideally have Pharmaceutical or Life Science experience, although other major construction project experience is also of interest, anything complex and high pressured with a commercial value of at least £50m.

The successful applicant will be accountable to develop, progress and forecast all phases of project costs using the most current industry practices and software, and will provide cost planning leadership and integrate with engineering, procurement, schedule, technical & construction disciplines for seamless reporting to insure effective Capital Project Delivery.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline or an equivalent technical degree.
• Significant experience in Project Delivery, including Estimating and Cost.
• 5-10 years' relevant industry experience.
• MEP experience, particularly piping.
• Detailed knowledge of past and current building and construction technology, processes, materials, business, and legal matters.
• JCT experience.

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