Senior Quantity Surveyor

Altus Group is currently seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor with 5-8 years' experience, to join our Development Advisory division within our Sydney office.

Reporting to the Director, as a Senior Quantity Surveyor you are passionate about helping clients manage their construction costs and ensuring financial efficiency throughout the various stages of construction. Projects across a variety of sectors including Healthcare, Education (Tertiary), Residential, Commercial, Mix-Use and more!

Job Responsibilities:

• Providing accurate cost advice to clients;

• Pricing of estimates, cost plans and BOQ's;

• Completion of complex trade and elemental take-off;

• Assist in VM preparation;

• Attend design team meetings;

• Measuring quantities for variations;

• Undertake site visit and complete valuations of work complete on site;

• Preparation of cash flows;

• Amend / update / reconcile Cost Reports;

• Undertake cost analysis and writing of monthly reports;

• Review financing agreements / understanding of funding arrangements;

• Ability to meet and manage clients and other professional consultants;

• Assist in establishing a client's requirements and undertaking feasibility studies;

• Maintain ongoing client communication and resolve issues expeditiously;

• Manage a team of Quantity Surveyors including mentoring of junior employees;

• Ability to use appropriate software and technology e.g. MS Office; Buildsoft and Cost X

Job Requirements:

• Expertise and accreditation in Quantity Surveying, or Construction Management.

• Minimum 5 year's Quantity Surveying experience

• Membership in an approved Professional Body - preferred (eg. AIQS, RICS, CIOB);

• Advanced knowledge of the local construction industry including development, contracting and consulting sectors;

• Strong analytic and problem-solving abilities.

• Self-motivated with a high degree of integrity, honesty and ethics;

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Demonstrated skills in client file management, planning and organisation.

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Current Quantity Surveyor level candidates looking to progress to Senior Quantity Surveyor are also encouraged to apply to be considered for a variety of opportunities within well-established growing teams.

What Altus Group offers:

• Rewarding performance: We are pleased to be able to provide employees competitive compensation, incentive and bonus plans, and a total rewards package that prioritizes their mental, physical and overall financial health. 

• Growth and development: As a destination for top industry talent, we’re investing in you to meet the evolving needs of our clients and deliver on your professional goals. Our Altus Intelligence Academy offers over 150,000 hours of learning materials catering to diverse stages of an employee’s career journey.

• Flexible work model: We’re modernizing our employee programs to reflect the new world of work. Our Activity-Based Work model provides you with flexibility to align your work location to the work being performed - office for connecting and collaborating, and remote for focused work.

At Altus Group we work together to achieve outcomes that are positive for our clients, our customers and our team. As part of our ongoing commitment to Diversity and Inclusion initiatives at Altus Group we encourage all backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities to express interest. In particular our Australian Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander candidates are encouraged to apply.

We appreciate all applicants who take the time to apply to Altus Group. Please note that only those who are selected to move forward in the process will be contacted. Thank you.