Quantity Surveyor

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We are looking for a talented and ambitious Quantity Surveyor with consultancy experience who is dedicated to providing an excellent service to join our growing and successful team in Kibworth. We are seeking applications from experienced Employer’s Agents and Quantity Surveyors who have a Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Cost Management or a related field, and ideally, a Chartered member of the RICS.

If you are looking for an opportunity to work within a supportive, ambitious, growing and energetic team and would like to join an award‑led professional services business, we would like to hear from you.

• Take the lead on a range of construction projects and supervise the work of the assistants and apprentices in your team, helping them to fulfil their potential.
• Act as the principal point of contact with the project client and the other consultants on the design team.
• Work independently and take responsibility for the successful delivery of Gateley RJA’s QS/PM services on all projects you and your team are working on.
• Actively look to take on additional responsibility and be able to stand in for the Associate or Senior QS when they are unavailable.
• Act as Employer’s Agent on Design and Build projects.
• Follow the company Quality Management System in the delivery of all services.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and develop excellent time‑management strategies.
• Provide clients with an exceptional level of service and undertake a minimum of 20 hours of Continuing Professional Development every year.

Candidates will be able to demonstrate the following attributes:

• Degree level in Quantity Surveying, Construction Cost Management or a related field.
• Ideally, a Chartered member of the RICS, or a commitment to achieve Chartered status within 3 years of starting at Gateley RJA.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in running own projects as quantity surveyor and/or project manager for either a private practice, construction company or related organisation.
• Proficiency in measurement, ideally using CostX Measurement Software.
• Experience in running projects independently.
• Strategically minded with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Skilled negotiator.
• Driving licence and own car, willingness to travel to sites across the UK as required.

We are Gateley, a legal and professional services group. We are forward‑thinking and straight‑talking; our approach is to find solutions to the problems our clients face. Gateley is a group of formidable experts in all areas of law and business. Passionate problem solvers, we get our kicks from finding the right answers and getting our legal and business clients where they need to be.

We support more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies to private individuals, in the UK and beyond. Being part of Gateley is not just about the expertise you bring; it’s about attitude too.

The ‘Gateley Story’ is the story of our people and our culture. It is what has got us to where we are today as a successful business and the driving force behind the Gateley Team Spirit and the values that have shaped it. We have a set of shared internal values that capture what the Gateley Team Spirit is and this includes five elements that bind us all together as one Gateley:
Ambitious for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do and Working Together. Every year across the group, we recognise members of our team that have gone and above and beyond and have lived these shared values. They are recognised at our annual Gateley Team Spirit awards.

Diversity, inclusion and well‑being is an important part of Gateley’s culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability or culture. We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims…