Balfour Beatty plc
Quantity Surveyor
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About The Role
Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a fantastic opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our team on the Highways A57 Mottram Moor Link Road Scheme, this role will be based within the Manchester / Longdendale area
Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage, and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live, work and play.
We provide high-quality asset strategy, management, and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable, and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.
What you'll be doing
Cost & Forecast Management:
- Work in conjunction with the wider team to maintain an accurate Cost to Complete and Forecast
- Provide cost and value reporting for sub-contract packages monthly
- Maintain an accurate cash flow forecast for sub-contract packages
Sub-Contract Management & Control:
- Challenge all change, understand the root cause and identify recovery routes. When change cannot be avoided work with the wider team to develop the most optimum solution
- Laise with the Commercial Change Lead if there is any opportunity to recover sub-contract change upstream
- Lead on the Sub-Contract NEC administration of Early Warnings, Site Instructions, Compensation Events and Payment Assessments ensuring all are issued to the supply chain, in accordance with the sub-contract with appropriate governance having been secured
Risk Management:
- Work in conjunction with the project team and Risk Lead to identify sub-contract package risks early, ensuring all sub-contract risks have an owner and are being effectively managed
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Team Development:
- Support Graduate / Assistant QS development
- Act as a role model within the commercial team
- Contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
Who we're looking for
The following experience/qualifications are essential:
- Experience of civil engineering construction
- Relevant construction or business degree, or equivalent
- Has attained or is planning to attain a relevant post-degree qualification
- Numerical and analytical skills
- Commercial acumen and confidence to communicate and manage sub-contractors
The following experience/qualifications are desirable:
- Experience in the highways sector
- Knowledge of NEC Contract
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:
- 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 order book 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 add social value to the communities within which we work.
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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
We are 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: How to sign up to the Disability Confident employer scheme - 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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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