Senior Quantity Surveyor

Mace•San Francisco, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. Within our Consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project. This role will see you leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex projects from inception through completion, driving project planning, procurement and execution. Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey: Safety first, Client focus, Integrity, and Create opportunity for our people to excel.

Requirements

Knowledge and understanding the cost of construction.
Understanding and knowledge of construction costs.
Proficient in the measurement of building quantities.
Understands the design process and outputs.
Knowledge of the tender process and the traditional stages.
An understanding and appreciation of profit and overhead including risk & opportunity management.
Understanding & Knowledge of the sector.
Degree (or equivalent) with professional work experience in one or more specific disciplines in opportunity management, construction and costs.
Expertise in Pure Estimating.
Understanding and expertise of the Procurement market including Public Frameworks.

Nice To Haves

Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.

Responsibilities

Promote Mace's value of Safety First, exhibiting visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned and using safety moments and Mace's HSW framework to support the safety and wellbeing of all Mace staff.
Possess technical expertise in local Health and Safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.
Promote a diverse and inclusive working environment, and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people in your team.
Ensure robust quality systems are in place, and suitably managed in line with service excellence.
Manage delivery from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones.
Manage tasks and associated deliverables in support of the Associate Director and other senior leaders, alongside the wider project and client teams, to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of the project.
Manage project budgets and highlight any risks, challenges and mitigations.
Support the long term development of your function or Business Unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future.
Commit to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values.
Manage design and wider consultant teams in a collaborative manner to ensure effective completion of responsibilities.
Lead and manage the project team and relevant stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs).
Actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace Group, the Centres of Excellence, Mace Way Control Centre and Knowledge Hub.
Lead a team preparing estimates and cost planning for a portfolio and/or projects, adhering to estimating procedures.
Compile team and preliminaries schedules and collaborate with internal and external teams as and when required.
Coordinate measurement exercises, including preparation of schedules of quantities.
Manage benchmarking exercises to test the estimate.
Oversee the quality assurance of estimates within the project ensuring they are fit for purpose.
Present complex estimating and risk modelling data to stakeholders, interpreting and providing recommendations for both a technical and non-technical audience.
Coordinate and work in collaboration with Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
Present the estimate work to key stakeholders demonstrating a full knowledge and understanding of the project.
Analyse quotations as part of the compilation of the estimate.
Provide senior management and stakeholders with estimating analysis insight, modelling scenarios solutions and options, leveraging commercial knowledge.
Coordinate and work in collaboration with Project peers and leaders.
Work collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition, and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.