Team Leader – M&E Quantity Surveying NEW

Job description

As Associate Director / Team Leader of M&E, you will be responsible for the following:

Project work

• Ensuring the company values are promoted and maintained.
• Being the interface for projects between the client, design team and the project delivery team to support successful delivery.
• Ensuring efficient and timely implementation of project requirements and maintaining projects on time and on budget.
• Ensuring adequate and timely communication channels are in place to support effective project delivery.
• Management of appropriate design, programme and cost information to allow recommendations and support decision making.
• Providing guidance on the most effective procurement approach to achieve project deliverables.
• Managing a portfolio of clients (billing, relationship and engagement management).
• Providing cost advice to clients when needed, for both project work and within relevant reports.
• Providing accurate measures from consultant’s drawings.
• Actively participating in the preparation of tender documents, ensuring a full and comprehensive understanding of the project requirements is conveyed and reflected in tender documentation.
• Negotiating with contractors to ensure tender costs represent best value.
• Review and commenting upon tender return
• The preparation of contract documents..
• Reviewing contractor’s variations.
• Undertaking life cycle costs.
• Undertaking valuations of the M&E services.
• Reporting cost in a timely manner to the client.

General duties

• Overseeing / reviewing / approving the work of sub-consultants or junior members of staff in a positive and constructive manner, as may be required for the delivery of project appointments.
• Generally representing Egis in a professionally competent and positive manner, ensuring service quality and integrity is maintained to the highest possible standards.
• Reporting to the client and other stakeholders in line with the client’s requirement with company standards.
• New business development – consistently pursuing meetings with clients, prospects and referral sources to get new business.
• Actively seeking opportunities to cross-sell additional services to existing clients.
• Supporting the learning and development of all QS team staff related to M&E specific activities.
• Leading, supervising and coordinating the work of junior M&E QSs allocated to projects.
• Allocating tasks appropriately, providing clear direction, checking outputs for quality and consistency.
• Acting as the first point of escalation for technical or delivery issues within the team.
• Undertaking team member reviews.
• Support the QS North management team with fee management directly related to M&E commissions.

Delivering great client experience

You will build strong, professional relationships with clients, consultants and contractors. In this context, the role will involve:

• Representing Egis at project meetings with clients, designers and contractors to provide advice on all aspects of project assignments and following up on actions assigned to Egis.
• Communicating clearly, concisely and coherently with the client and other consultants regarding information required for the purpose of performing our services.
• Identifying risks and issues with ongoing activities and positively identifying mitigation measures in a way that both protects the interests of the client, Egis and any other relevant stakeholders.
• Exhibiting high level of technical skill so that once you have finished a client project, no one else needs to review it.

In doing all of this, you will fully reflect our culture and values; confident, honest, responsible, supportive.

Suitable candidates will be / have:

• A distinguished expert in at least one service or industry.
• In-depth knowledge of M&E systems.
• Proven ability to complete technical projects with minimal assistance from others.
• Demonstrate contract administration experience across a range of projects and successful delivery of them.
• Demonstrable knowledge of different tender options.
• Demonstrable knowledge of different contracts.
• CADMeasure skills.
• CATO skills.
• Accurate and excellent attention to detail.
• Demonstrable involvement and good working relationships with several clients.
• Able to instil positivity in junior members of the team through support and encouragement, recognising different team members may require a different approach.
• Able to manage multiple projects – prioritising and co-ordinating tasks efficiently to ensure all deadlines are met.
• A team player who deals effectively with colleagues and clients.
• Confident and assertive where required.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Good role model for junior members of the team.
• Experienced in supervising of staff.
• Able and willing to develop others.