Quantity Surveyor

Currie & Brown is one of the leading international physical asset management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients worldwide with our expertise and experience in multiple sectors and services. We are differentiated by our people, innovation and reputation with a genuine global office network.

Our people, from the first-day apprentice to senior management make our business what it is today. Everybody in the Currie & Brown family, no matter how experienced they are, plays their own unique part in our success and have fun along the way.

The role – what is it we would like you to do? 

Currie & Brown is looking for an Quantity Surveyor for our Milan office, acting as the contact point on projects with Design Teams and Construction Teams, through the lifecycle of a project. This position requires the appointed person to represent the business of Currie & Brown in a professional manner at all times.
The role will be responsible for drafting and presenting tender documents and reports of all types, preparing payment recommendations, negotiation of final accounts, and management of procurement processes, including measurement, bill preparation, and all the necessary background work as might be required for the task to be undertaken.

Your core duties will involve:

What skills and attributes are we looking for from you:

• Very strong commercial management experience including FIDIC contract experience
• Experience working within the Construction Industry in Europe
• Data Centre and/or pharmaceutical experience will be considered as an advantage but not essential for the right candidate
• Well organised, reliable, and friendly.
• Good communications and command of English language
• Adaptable, with the ability to multi-task.
• Ability to deal with people at all levels, internally and externally.
• Pro-active outlook and attitude.
• Microsoft Word (proficient).
• Microsoft Excel (proficient).
• Teams & other virtual platforms – good presenter
• Adobe Acrobat PDF writer or equivalent (proficient). 

Person specification:          

• Good communicator, with well-spoken English, Italian desirable.
• Enthusiastic and a keen learner
• General “All Arounder” and ability to work in isolation, or in teams as needed.
• Organised with ability to manage time and workload efficiently.
• Good work ethic
• Career driven.
• General business acumen
• Excel proficient

Why choose Currie & Brown?

Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people’s futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage – providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long.

We don’t offer just a job we offer a career with clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis.

We are an international industry leader – Working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence, being digitally-led in our approach, we present the chance to work on some of the world’s most prestigious projects and for some of the world’s top clients.

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be taken seriously. Diverse people, backgrounds and experiences develop the most innovative of ideas, they are essential to our success, that is why we actively encourage applications from all backgrounds.  

We are a truly independent business where our people are empowered to make quick, agile decisions that drive real impact. As part of Sidara, we collaborate directly with some of the world’s brightest partner brands in our industry, offering exciting opportunities to innovate and grow.