Executive Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure

About the role

A nationally recognised quantity surveying consultancy, which delivers specialist cost management and advisory services across Australia, is looking to appoint an experienced Executive Quantity Surveyor to strengthen its Brisbane infrastructure team. You will take a senior leadership role in the infrastructure division, overseeing cost management and advisory services across a portfolio of major projects, providing strategic commercial advice, leading project delivery and managing key client relationships.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the delivery of quantity surveying and cost management services across major infrastructure projects
• Provide strategic cost advice from feasibility and concept design through to delivery and final account
• Oversee cost planning, estimating, budgeting and financial reporting
• Manage procurement strategies, tender assessments and contract administration
• Identify, assess and manage commercial risks, variations and project cost exposures
• Build and maintain relationships with government, institutional and private sector clients, acting as a senior point of contact
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of quantity surveyors
• Contribute to business strategy, client retention and the expansion of the infrastructure portfolio
• Ensure quality assurance and consistency across project delivery

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or a related discipline
• Extensive quantity surveying experience in a professional consultancy, including major infrastructure projects such as transport, roads, rail, utilities, water or energy
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale cost management assignments
• Proven ability to manage senior client relationships and provide strategic commercial advice
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing technical teams

Required skills

• Strong technical expertise across pre- and post-contract quantity surveying
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of the infrastructure market
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills

What we offer

• An executive-level opportunity within a well-established national consultancy
• Competitive executive remuneration package
• Exposure to major infrastructure and nationally significant projects
• Established client relationships and a strong secured project pipeline