Senior Quantity Surveyor

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor in Vacaville, CA to oversee cost management for a pharmaceutical client. Prior pharmaceutical construction project experience is required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Review, interpret and accurately estimate the scope of assigned work as described in the project documents.
• Develop and nurture sub-contractor, vendor, and client relationships.
• Lead client accounts.
• Review and comment on contracts and participate in contract negotiation.
• Prepare sub-contractor analysis sheets for assigned scope of work.
• Evaluate changes and subcontractor change order estimates and provide expertise in all phases of construction work.
• Perform Continuous Cost Management.
• Manage contract administration at the project level.
• Partner with management team in developing new customers and growing existing customer base.
• Develop and nurture client relationships to ensure client satisfaction.
• Support senior management by providing needed reports and responding to inquiries for information.
• Mentor associate level cost and commercial managers.
• Prepare project plans.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Prior pharmaceutical construction experience required.
• Understand how your role contributes to the organization's goals.
• Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values.
• Hold self accountable to individual and team goals.
• Consistently communicate and collaborate with team members and clients.
• Build relationships with peers, leaders, and clients.
• Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at current role and prepare for career progression.
• Provide pricing expertise in various phases of construction work.
• Partner with management team in developing new customers and growing existing customer base.
• Strong research skills and ability to allocate the relevant data.
• Exposure to industry events, functions, & creating a network of key AEC professionals in the market.
• Ability to effectively integrate with other departments.
• Ability to quickly analyze, compare, and interpret detailed but sometimes poorly defined information.
• Understand construction technology, economics of construction, construction delivery methodologies, local requirements on tax and insurances as they impact construction costs, ability to understand general conditions and general requirements at a detailed level.
• Understand construction law in the local market, applicable methods of measurement and approaches to parametric, top down and bottoms up estimates.
• Possess a working knowledge of the different roles and services Cumming provides and how the cost management team fits in the project.
• Ability to communicate with various stakeholders, internal and external to the company in a responsive manner.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work efficiently.
• Ability to perform at high levels in a fast paced, ever-changing work environment.
• Hold a professional qualification relative to your job role.

Preferred Education And Experience

• Education: BS in Construction, Cost Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related field.
• Experience: 5 to 8 years in Cost Management or Quantity Surveying with professional accreditation.
• Preferred Certification: Professional accreditation – MRICS, AssocRICS, CCP, CEP, CPE or equivalent.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $120,200.00-$160,266.69 per year.
• Comprehensive benefits package including:
• Medical
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program