Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager

WT Partnership•New York, NY

1d•$80,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager in the New York office, you will be joining a growing team, working closely with all levels of the business to deliver cost estimating and management services to our clients, architects, and developers. Applicants should be self-motivated, efficient, and positive to assist in the business’ strategic growth plan, which will afford you the opportunities to rapidly grow your career.

Requirements

BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent relevant degree
A minimum of 4 years’ technical experience
Pre and post contract experience
US citizenship and/or existing/transferable right to work in US
Covid vaccination required by existing clients

Nice To Haves

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Accreditation (MRICS), or equivalent preferred
Experience using Cost X, OST, Revit, BIM

Responsibilities

Undertake and deliver cost estimates and peer reviews at all stages from SD to CD.
Provide cost advice exercises and optional appraisals as required to enable informed decision making to achieve successful projects.
Offer procurement advice and strategies tailored to the project conditions, to best meet the client’s needs and requirements.
Manage bid process including RFP preparation, bid levelling and recommendation, plus providing commentary of contractual documentations.
Perform monthly financial cost reporting, forecasting and cash flow analysis.
Manage change orders, including entitlement review, measurement, negotiations and recommendation as per the contractual documents and the clients’ approved process.
Handle payment requisitions, soft costs invoices, plus liaising with the client’s accounting team.
Attend and participate in meetings, plus chair meetings as required.
Manage final account and financial close out in accordance with the contractual requirements.
Assist with RFP bid preparation and attend project interviews.
Collect and provide project benchmarking data.
Understand industry trends and developments to facilitate accurate cost and industry advice to our clients, architects and partners.
Communicate effectively verbally and written to deliver accurate cost advice.
Demonstrate time management skills to plan, manage and deliver tasks in a timely manner.
Demonstrate a professional manner when representing WT with clients, consultants and contractors to develop a positive and collaborative working relationship.
Identify opportunities to develop new business with existing clients.
Support other team members as required.
Support other offices, projects and/or services streams in the preparation of cost-related or general tasks as required from time to time.
Perform such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.