Senior Quantity Surveyor - Sizewell C - Sizewell C

About The Role

As part of our plan to secure a low‑carbon energy future, EDF Energy is leading the way in building a fleet of safe, reliable nuclear power stations in the UK. Sizewell C (SZC) is a proposed new nuclear station that is being developed with a target to start construction at the end of 2023. It is a nationally significant infrastructure project with a very important role in the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy.

The project will have a big impact in the drive to reduce carbon emissions in the UK.

A Senior Quantity Surveyor is an experienced QS who has a track record in managing all costs relating to building and civil engineering projects, from the initial calculations to the final figures. They seek to minimise the costs of a project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality. Typically, they will be a Chartered Member of the RICS, ICES or CIOB.

They will have experience of managing a small team of less experienced commercial staff as well as mentoring others on their journey to becoming professionally qualified.

• Cascades information in a positive way to staff at all levels
• Ability to resolve conflict and build respect between multi-disciplinary teams
• Encourages inter‑team collaboration as well as with off‑site functions
• Strong communication and excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
• Sets challenging goals for self and others to achieve
• Takes difficult decisions as necessary
• Quality of Service Provision
• Understands economic factors that affect the construction industry
• Manages the feedback of commercial data to Planning and Estimating
• Reviews tenders and cost data
• Prepares Target Cost for a Project
• Co‑ordinates the commercial team to ensure programme issues are identified and actioned
• Reviews and prepares Earned Value Management
• Prepares the monthly operating statement and associated commercial reports
• Reports and explains the commercial progress to senior teams
• Feeds commercial data to Planning, Estimating, Marketing and Sales
• Formulates management plans for resource procurement
• Understands dispute resolution, including options, structure and SCL

• Chain management and procurement techniques, estimating and surveying functions
• Management and reporting of Commercial Risk and Opportunity
• Management of disallowed cost

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience
• Membership or working toward membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB

• Communication
• Teamwork / Role model
• Leadership
• Achievement Focus (Achieving Results)
• Business and Customer Awareness
• Applies organisational aims & objectives
• Identifies with customer needs

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working where roles allow. 42 hours per week.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay paternity/partner leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high‑speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point

C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities. From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance, we have the proven expertise to deliver large‑scale projects safely and successfully.

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