Quantity Surveyor

Bouygues UK is a leading construction and property development company in the United Kingdom. It is part of Bouygues Construction which employs 35,600 people around the world, all driven by the greatest and most exciting responsibility of all – building for life.

Bouygues UK have an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor (or Senior Quantity Surveyor) to join our Building Safety team supporting recladding projects across our Southwest & Wales region. The primary location of this role will be at our Bristol office, although site visits will also be a key part of the role.

Job Purpose and Scope:

Prepare a cost estimate based on the initial findings of consultants and inhouse technical team. Update the estimate into a detailed cost budget as more information becomes available.

Ability to prepare accurate quantities from drawings.

Work with the project lead to prepare Contractors Proposals as part of any settlement agreement.

Ensure that consultants/subcontractors are procured in accordance with BYUK procedures, and the resulting documents provide a robust contractual agreement which ring fences BYUK overall liability.

Financial and contractual management of consultants and subcontractors in accordance with their appointments/subcontracts.

Ensure that BYUK applications for payment are submitted in accordance with the agreed time scales and with sufficient information to allow the timely issue of recommendations for payment.

Provide accurate financial reports each month in accordance with BYUK rules of reporting and time scales.

Ensure that records are maintained and stored during the works on site to ensure they are sufficient to support any recovery actions.

Ensure that supply chain applications for payment are correctly and accurately administered in accordance with their  collaboration with the Commercial Director, maximise success of the project mitigation and recovery strategy including any recovery action.

Provide support to the project lead including attending site meetings and contributing to both internal and external monthly reports.

Review with technical manager third party claims and provide detailed assessments including Scott Schedules.

Accountabilities and key tasks:

Preparation of accurate cost estimates.

Post-contract financial forecasting financial reporting & control.

Financial control of design management.

Sub-contract & consultant procurement

Sub-contract & consultant management

Client account management

Management of junior surveyors

About You:

Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor with a main contractor or large subcontractor.

Ability to prepare timely monthly financial reports which accurately forecast the financial cost & activity utilising the company tools, procedures & rules.

Good commercial awareness.

Demonstrate strong attention to detail and production of accurate work.

Demonstrate a solid understand/management of company reporting timetables, as well as key tools & procedures.

Why Bouygues Our teams deploy technically innovative solutions for a diverse range of challenging projects throughout the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Day in day out our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects across the UK and the world. With a strong corporate culture our values reflect how we operate with Respect, Commitment, Pioneering, Sharing.

We offer competitive basic salaries coupled with generous company benefits including:26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days2 paid volunteering days a year Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Generous share schemeBY Extra – opt into lifestyle benefits

Bouygues UK is part of the Bouygues Group, a diverse global business which operates in the construction, engineering, energy,…