Graduate Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Part of the Volker Wessels UK Group, Volker Stevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with and drawing on the specialist skills of the group’s business units, we deliver an integrated, multidisciplinary service.

Graduate Quantity Surveyor intake

Graduate Quantity Surveyors, Volker Stevin are hiring for this year’s Commercial Graduate intake. This is an opportunity to join a Tier 1 Civil Engineering company and begin your career with an industry-leading business that supports growth and development.

Our Recruitment Process

We aim to keep candidates informed throughout the process and will provide updates at each stage.

Graduate Quantity Surveyor overview

Reporting to the Quantity Surveyor/Project Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor, the Graduate QS is required to assist Quantity, Project Quantity Surveyors and Senior Surveyors in their duties.

TaRget roles and responsibilities

TENDER

• Assist the Bid team as appropriate; tasks could include:
• Compile subcontractor enquiry documentation
• Compare returned subcontract quotations
• Record and archive all tender documentation for project handover

PRE-CONSTRUCTION

• Be involved where possible with the tender handover to the project team
• Understand the project and relevant constraints
• Review tender offer and documents to develop understanding of content and meaning
• Review tender book allowances, risk and scope to identify additional areas of risk and scope
• Understand subcontract/self-delivery split of the works
• Assist with reallocation of tender book allowances as needed
• Understand the tender program, constraints and logic

Subcontract and Consultants management

• Assist in the accurate measurement of subcontractors’ works
• Maintain records of subcontractors’ work and validate account records
• Prepare subcontract payment notices for approval
• Produce subcontract payments for approval on the basis that work is carried out per contract and to the required quality
• Ensure subcontract payments are based on accurate valuation and follow the correct governance and approval process
• Assist in compiling subcontractor liabilities and accruals

Commercial General

Cost, Value & Cash

Project Controls/Contract Knowledge and Administration

Other

Promote equal opportunity, inclusion and diversity in recognition of differences between all people irrespective of race, colour, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender including transgender, age, disability, marital status including civil partnerships or part-time status.

• Required Qualifications / Expertise

Essential:

• To have undertaken at least one year industrial work placement as a trainee QS (if Graduate QS)
• Continued professional development (CPD)
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Flexibility in working locations as Volker Stevin operates nationwide

If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Volker Stevin is under the umbrella of Volker Wessels UK, a multidisciplinary contractor delivering innovative engineering solutions across civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within Volker Wessels UK, Volker Stevin can ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual…