Senior Quantity Surveyor

At WT, we empower our clients to grow, inspiring confidence through our independent cost management and advisory services. Operating for 75 years, our expertise spans the building, construction, and infrastructure sectors.

We support our clients with an award-winning team of specialists in portfolio and program advisory, quantity surveying and cost management, commercial and financial advisory, carbon and sustainability, and asset and facilities management.

With a global footprint covering Australia, New Zealand, Asia, India, Middle East, North America, Africa, the UK and Europe, our clients can tap into the collective thinking of over 2,000 of the best people in the industry, operating from over 70 offices.

Job Description

Cairns, the heart of tropical Queensland and the home of the Great Barrier reef, a vibrant city surrounded by natural wonders and one of WT’s more unique office locations. WT Cairns is a well-established office unit in the broader Queensland Buildings Team, responsible for a broad range of projects in Far North Queensland and has exciting opportunities to for you to join them and continue your career growth with WT.

Working across general building Quantity Surveying, primarily in cost planning and post contract services, in sectors including Health, Sports Precincts, Civic, Residential and Aviation.

Core responsibilties

• Liaising with clients, architects and main contractors
• Identifying and facilitating new business opportunities
• Master-plan and feasibility budgets
• Cost checking of developing design
• Value engineering
• Tender evaluations and analysis
• Contract negotiations
• Cash flow projects

Procurement

• Cost reporting
• Evaluation of variations

Valuations

• Final account reporting
• Claims preparation, presentation, negotiation and settlement of claims
• Investment analysis
• Formulating and implementing benchmarking processes to improve the consistency, accuracy and time to prepare cost models and plans

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in the following areas: Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related field
• Extensive experience in cost estimating and planning software / Cost X
• Experience managing a broad range of build projects
• RICS / AIQS accredited candidates will be highly regarded
• A thorough understanding of the total project life cycle, from conception, through to completion and post-project review

Additional Information

At WT, in addition to your competitive salary we offer many perks including

Bi-annual bonus scheme (discretionary)

Paid professional memberships- support in gaining and supporting your membership costs for RICS or AIQS

Wellbeing days- time to focus on your wellbeing and the community

WT’s balanced way of working

If you're keen to and advance and broaden your career within the construction industry in a stunning location, then this could be a great opportunity for you. Apply now to join an international cost consultancy at the forefront of QLD's major construction across all sectors.