About The Role
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.
What you'll be doing
Analytical Thinking & Decision Making
- Orders information and systematically checks data
Cost Engineering
- Prepares Activity Schedules, Resource Schedules & analyses
tender documents
Estimating
- Critically appraises, estimates and negotiates the above with 3rd
parties
Planning
- Reviews complex contract programmes such as Time-Location,
- Assists with the preparation of delay and disruption programmes
Project Management
- Monitors subcontract activities, measure and respond appropriately
- Analyses the commercial progress and report to senior project staff
Procurement
- Undertakes constructability analyses using construction
programmes
- Prepares procurement programme and helps develop the strategy
Commercial Management
- Analyses rates & prices, agreement of variations and or
Compensation Events As Required
- Prepares, submits and negotiates claims when required
- Prepares Internal reports, commercial progress and financial
reconciliation
Development, Recruitment and Retention
- Maintains own Personal Development Plan
- Actively supports the development of others
- Produces plans for team to achieve goals / aspirations
- Supports recruitment of lower grades
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?
Benefits
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’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:
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