Quantity Surveyor - Toronto

Quantity Surveyor - Toronto

Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor - are you a Quantity Surveyor looking to take your career overseas?

We are partnering with our client who is one of North America's major construction contractors ($4bn t/o) to appoint Design Managers to major deliver design and build projects across Toronto.

Why Apply:

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of Canada's longest standing building contractors delivering commercial, healthcare, datacentres, aviation, defence, laboratories and life science projects ranging from $50m - $1bn (circa £25m - £500m).

Toronto is listed as one of the 'World's Best Cities to Live' pretty much every year - it's a clean, safe, family-friendly city boasting a vibrant construction market and welcoming ex-pat community.

Our client has helped countless construction professionals relocate to Canada - they are able to organise visa / work permits and offer a tax-free relocation package too.

The Package:

  • Basic salary of $160K - $170K (£80K - £90K)
  • Profit Related Company Bonus ($10K - $30K)
  • Tax free relocation package ($10K - $20K)
  • Pension scheme (6% matched)

Key Benefits:

  • Relocate your career to Toronto - one of the 'World's Best Cities to Live'
  • Excellent opportunities for progression and work life / balance
  • Opportunity to relocate with a leading Tier 1 contractor
  • Full order book for 2028 / 2029 / 2030 and beyond

Responsibilities & Duties:

  • Review Prime Contract to determine obligations, liabilities and highlight risk
  • Develop risk register & key contractual obligations from Contract review
  • Maintain excellent relationships clients, subcontractors and suppliers
  • Develop and implement Change Management procedures
  • Analyse bids from subcontractors and suppliers

Requirements:

  • Experience working on large scale projects valued at £25m+
  • Experience working as a Senior QS or Commercial Manager
  • Experience working for Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractor
  • Willing and able to relocate to Canada

To qualify for the higher rate of pay you must be able to demonstrate a track record working as a Quantity Surveyor on D&B projects (£25m+) for a Tier 1 or Tier 2 contactor.

For any further information on this Quantity Surveyor vacancy please apply with your CV attached or contact Mark Dalgleish at Saxton Recruitment on (phone number removed).

Key Roles - Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor

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