Associate Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager
- city of edinburgh, scotland, United Kingdom
- Permanent·Hybrid
- Full time
- £65 - £75 Per Hour
Job Description
The Associate Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager position in Edinburgh offers a permanent contract with a salary between £65,000 and £75,000, supplemented by pension contributions and bonus. This role suits an MRICS-qualified professional ready to lead a growing team within a recently established office, taking charge of client relationships, networking, and business development. The employer, a respected practice, delivers projects up to £120m across residential, leisure, industrial, office, and school sectors. Working full-time, you will manage cost planning and commercial delivery while mentoring junior staff. This is a genuine step for someone seeking Associate Director progression, combining technical oversight with strategic input.
THE ROLE
My client seeks an Associate Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager (or Associate Director) to join them in Edinburgh. This office is fairly new so there will be plenty of prospects for an ambitious QS. My client works on a good range of projects for residential, leisure facilities, industrial warehousing, offices, schools and more.
- You will be MRICS qualified and be able to lead and grow a small team, deal with clients, get involved in networking, business development etc.
- You should be able to deal with bids, fee proposals etc.
- You need to be keen to get involved in networking, business development etc.
- You should be able to help grow and supervise a small team in this relatively new office.
- You should have used JCT contracts and any knowledge of NEC contracts would be useful.
- You should have broad based project experience as my client is working on projects in the private and public sectors.
- You should have excellent communication skills, both written and spoken to deal with people at all levels.
Benefits
- plus benefits including pension, RICS fees, discretionary bonus, hybrid working one day per week, 26 days holiday plus public holidays, access to buy VIP tickets for the Hydro etc.
THE COMPANY
My client is an established firm of PQS with two offices currently. They work on a good range of projects up to around £120m in value.
THE CANDIDATE
You will be either an Associate Quantity Surveyor or Associate Director or ready to step up to Associate level and you must be MRICS qualified.
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