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.

The WT Sydney office continues to grow with high-profile new engagements landing across a broad range of sectors and with existing major projects underway and more in the pipeline, we’re on the lookout for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join the growing team. 

This role will perform various traditional quantity surveying functions including estimating, planning and cost management, cost monitoring, and accurate and timely financial reporting whilst exercising sound financial acumen with a key focus on proactively maximising value for our clients. 

This role is responsible for:

• 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

• Relevant tertiary qualification in any of the following areas: Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or Construction Management 
• Full Australian working rights and currently located in Australia
• RICS / AIQS accredited candidates will be highly regarded
• Proficient in the use of Cost X 
• A thorough understanding of the total project life cycle, from conception, through to completion and post-project review
• Highly motivated with a passion for delivering excellence to clients
• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage a team and control multiple projects/client commissions

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 and AIQS
• Wellbeing days - time to focus on your wellbeing and the community 
• WT’s balanced way of working 
• When you're working from the office, you'll be in an award-winning office fit-out which supports flexible and activity based working in a prime location with amazing views 

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