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 A66 NTP Scheme, this role will be based at Penrith, Cumbria.
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
A number of years’ experience in managing all costs and income associated within their area of responsibility on building and civil engineering projects. May be managing less experienced commercial staff and will be supporting other more senior members in delivering the varied commercial duties as well as being responsible for procuring and managing our supply chain. Actively seek to minimise the costs of a project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality for our customers.
Governance
- Has a good knowledge of and adheres to the Company’s governance requirements (BMS & GMCEs)
Commercial Management And Administration
- Use the company’s ERP and Digital Systems
- Orders information and systematically checks data
- Measure, record & value work unsupervised in accordance with appropriate rules and procedures
- Preparation of Cost reconciliation statements
- Measure & interpret works information, specifications & drawings and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates.
- Build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates
- Measurement of works and agreements with subcontractors
- Review weekly, monthly, section programmes of works
- Plan commercial activities to meet requirements of section programmes
- Collation of Cost and Value Information
- Understanding of the Customer Contract and undertakes customer and stakeholder management for their area of responsibility
- Have an understanding of delay and disruption programmes
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Procurement
- Collect information required to specify procurement requirements
- Record and document information including registration of interest
- Understand the steps / documentation required
- Manage and Adjudicate Subcontract Enquiries
Who we're looking for
Essentials
- BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent knowledge
- CSCS Card (Academically Qualified/Professional Qualified Person)
- MRICS/MCInstCES/MCIOB or working towards them
- Experienced working for a Main Contractor or Regional Contractor
- Experienced working on Highways Infrastructure Civil Engineering Schemes
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs 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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