Location
Birmingham, The Mailbox, City Centre

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

You will play a pivotal role in pre- and post-contract Quantity Surveying (QS) or Cost & Commercial Management services to our clients - including estimating, cost planning, procurement, cost assurance, and post-contract financial/commercial management of projects ranging in size and complexity. Depending on seniority and experience you could be involved in delivering QS/commercial projects, leading a QS/commercial team, training and mentoring staff, bid writing, winning work, people leadership and management, representing WSP UK at industry events, and more.

You will join a diverse, growing team of Quantity Surveyors, Cost Managers and Commercial Managers, and other related professionals who work across multiple sectors. You will be part of our Project Management and Commercial Management Team (PMCM) – made up of approximately 400 colleagues across the UK. This team provides Quantity Surveying/Cost and Commercial Management, Programme and Project Management and Project Controls services to deliver both Building and Infrastructure projects for public and private clients.

You will be within one of our four groups - Civil Infrastructure and Utilities. For your information, our other groups within PMCM are Property and Buildings, Programme Solutions, and Rail.

At WSP, you will get to work on iconic programmes and projects, plus develop and expand your career within a global company – one with international offices and access to reach back into our world-class, worldwide teams and markets.

Experience
- Demonstrable Quantity Surveying or Cost and Commercial Management experience in the public sector and/or heavy industry projects
- Previous experience in a QS/Cost and Commercial Management role in a consultant, contractor, or client organisation, particularly in water, energy, environment, infrastructure, or transportation sectors
- Where applicable, management, project leadership and delivery experience at senior level
- Familiarity or working knowledge of specialist software such as CostX and CEMAR
- Working knowledge/experience of NEC Contracts and other industry standard contract forms
- Ability to travel from base office or home to site, client/project team offices, other WSP offices, and project locations

About you
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with keen attention to detail
- Adaptable and flexible approach to workload
- Passionate about making a difference and being part of a dynamic team
- Proven organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Not afraid to challenge the status quo to try innovative solutions and learn from past experiences
- Able to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

Qualifications
- MRICS or Assoc RICS or working towards a professional qualification
- Alternative relevant professional qualification or working towards (e.g. CICES, AcostE) desirable
- Degree or similar higher education academic qualification preferred