Quantity Surveyor

What you'll be doing
Duties will include management of subcontract packages from order completion, through the monthly valuations and day to day management of  addition, they will be expected to provide detailed trade forecasts each months of costs for input into the overall project forecast.

Internal activities such as purchase order placement, processing of payments and liaison with the client’s surveyor team for valuations and variations.

There will also be the opportunity to manage and develop trainee and apprentice Quantity Surveyors.

Has a good knowledge of and adheres to the Company’s GMCEs, BMS and other governance

Orders information and systematically checks data Measure, record & value work unsupervised in accordance with appropriate rules and procedures

Measure & interpret specifications & drawings

Build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates

Translate measurement from drawings and Specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates

Review weekly, monthly, section programmes of works

Plan commercial activities to meet requirements of programmes

Have an understanding of delay and disruption programmes

Use the company’s ERP System (Oracle R12)
Preparation of Cost reconciliation statements

Collect information required to specify procurement requirements

Record and document information including registration of interest

Understand the steps / documentation required

Commercial Management Undertakes customer and stakeholder management for their area of responsibility

Collation of cost and value information

Measurement of works and agreements with subcontractors

Development, Recruitment and Retention Maintain a Personal Development Plan Supports the development of others

Working towards professional membership from the RICS, ICES or CIOB
Who we're looking for
The following qualifications are essential:

BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent

Ideally Rail or Civil Engineering industry experience

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

Previous Commercial Work experience Industry knowledge

Infrastructure preferred NEC Contracts preferred
Why work for us
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.

Why join us?

As if Contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.

- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us
Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

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