Associate Director

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.

Job Description

WT in Cairns is expanding and in line with this, a new role has been created to help spearhead the continued growth of operations in Far North Queensland.

With a broad range of major projects secured in the pipeline, this is a fantastic opportunity for either an existing Associate Director that's looking to broaden their career with a leading PQS firm or a well-established Associate / Executive Quantity Surveyor that is looking to take the next step up in their career.

Alongside the traditional QS duties, we're ideally seeking someone who's on the pathway to lead and build a small team and assist in contributing to the national growth strategy.

High level technical QS skills are essential as is the ability to participate collegiality with your national peers, positively advocating for WT with clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities include

Identifying opportunities to develop new business with existing clients
Building, mentoring and management of a team of Quantity Surveyors and Cost Engineers
Attending and facilitating client and consultant meetings
Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
Ability to manage and grow the Cairns office, with support from WT proving client introductions
Assigning project tasks and responsibilities
Implementing and ensuring commercial processes are being adhered to
Providing commercial support to team members
Implement and maintain Quality Assurance processes
Proactively identifying issues and problems within projects and deploying solutions efficiently
General Quantity Surveying duties as required to support service levels
Technical expert in pre-contract and cost planning works

Qualifications

We would love to hear from you if you have

Relevant tertiary qualification in any of the following areas: Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or Construction Management
Experience in a leadership role, managing a team and client relationships
Experience working with and supporting operational executives
Ideally 10+ years industry experience, preferably in Australia
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
Full Australian working rights and currently located in Australia
RICS / AIQS accredited candidates will be highly regarded
Proficient in the use of Cost X
Ability to produce both top down and bottom up cost plans
A thorough understanding of the total project life cycle, from conception, through to completion and post-project review

Additional Information

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.