Job Description
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Rail team to work in Reading.
Role purpose
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
As a Quantity Surveyor, your main responsibilities will be as follows:-
* Adhering to the Companys GMCEs, BMS and other governance;
* Orders information and systematically checks data;
* Maximising digital opportunities;
* Preparing Activity Schedules, Resource Schedules & analyses tender documents;
* Critically appraises, estimates and negotiates the above with 3rd parties;
* Reviewing complex contract programmes such as Time-Location;
* Assisting with the preparation of delay and disruption programmes;
* Monitoring subcontract activities, measure and respond appropriately;
* Analyses the commercial progress and report to senior project staff;
* Managing commercial aspects with Customer and Stakeholders for their area of responsibility;
* Undertaking constructability analyses using construction programmes;
* Preparing procurement programme and helps develop the strategy;
* Analysing rates & prices, agreement of variations and or compensation events as required;
* Undertaking customer and stakeholder management for their area of responsibility;
* Preparing, submitting and negotiating claims when required;
* Preparing Internal reports, commercial progress and financial reconciliation;
* Maintaining own Personal Development Plan;
* Managing HR/People aspects for direct and indirect reports (PDRs etc);
* Actively supporting the development of others incl professional mentoring;
* Producing plans for team to achieve goals / aspirations;
* Supporting recruitment of lower grades.
Who we're looking for
The following experience/qualifications are essential:-
* BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent;
* Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB (or working towards)
The following qualities/experience are desirable:
* Communication skills;
* Teamwork / Role Model;
* Leadership skills;
* Achievement Focused (Achieving Results)
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