Associate Quantity Surveyor

An excellent opportunity for an MRICS qualified Associate Quantity Surveyor to join a growing cost consultancy team in Birmingham.

This Quantity Surveyor job offers strong long-term career prospects, exposure to a variety of private sector projects, and a clear pathway towards team leadership for the right individual.

Project Details

The successful Associate Quantity Surveyor will work on a range of construction projects across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.

Projects include commercial, mixed-use and development-led schemes, providing full cost management and cost consultancy services from inception through to completion.

Responsibilities and Duties

This is a senior-level quantity surveying and cost management job with both technical and business development responsibilities.

Key duties are expected to include:

• Delivering cost consultancy and quantity surveying services on private sector construction projects
• Leading projects and managing cost control from early design stages through to final account
• Providing accurate cost advice, reporting and commercial guidance to clients
• Supporting business development activity, including networking and growing a local client base
• Contributing to overall turnover and profitability in line with agreed business targets
• Supporting the growth of the Birmingham office with the potential to move into a leadership role

Desired Skills and Experience

The employer is seeking a confident Associate Quantity Surveyor who can operate autonomously while contributing positively to a growing consultancy environment.

Suitable candidates are likely to demonstrate:

• Proven experience delivering cost management and quantity surveying services in a consultancy environment
• Strong experience leading cost consultancy services on construction projects
• Commercial awareness with the ability to generate repeat business
• Excellent interpersonal and client-facing communication skills
• The ambition and capability to progress into a future team leadership role

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• MRICS qualification is essential
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related construction discipline

Employing Company Overview and Profile

Maxim Recruitment is acting as a recruitment consultancy on behalf of a well-established and growing construction consultancy with a strong regional presence in the Midlands.

The employer provides professional cost consultancy and quantity surveying services to private sector clients across a diverse portfolio of construction projects.

A full client overview will be given to shortlisted candidates.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Competitive salary, negotiable based on experience
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Bike to work scheme
• Birthday off
• Team performance-related bonus
• Profit share after 12 months’ service