Senior Quantity Surveyor

About the role

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Rail team in London, deliver complex work that really matters to our business and become involved in some of the biggest infrastructure projects in the industry.

The role involves working on various frameworks for Network Rail including the maintenance and refurbishment of buildings, structures, bridges, drainage, earthworks, soil stabilization and emergency repairs, geotechnical works, track renewals, depot renewals and modernisation, station improvements and AFA schemes.

Our diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy Value everyone, drives action to improve diversity in our organisation and create an inclusive culture. It promotes high performance, engagement and makes Balfour Beatty a great place to work. We encourage innovative and fresh ways of thinking, allowing every employee to be themselves and perform at their very best. The role offers hybrid working and flexible working requests are also available.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, your main responsibilities are as follows:

• Adhere to the Companies GMCEs, BMS and other governance.
• Manage and develop a commercial team to support delivery of the projects.
• Estimate, manage and final account various works of various sizes and values.
• Measure, record & value work supervised in accordance with appropriate rules and procedures.
• Seek out, locate and assemble pre and post contract documentation, complimented with the necessary administration skills.
• Be responsible for weekly and monthly works programmes; awareness of different programme formats.
• Use the companies ERP System and BMS systems, collation of cost and value information, preparation of cost reconciliation statements and collect information required to specify procurement requirements.
• Record and document information including registration of interest, understand the steps / documentation required, collation of cost and value information, measurement of works and agreements with subcontractors.
• Maintain a personal development plan and help support development of others.

Who we're looking for

The following qualifications or equivalent are essential:

• Hold a BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience.

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• An organised, innovative and creative Senior Quantity Surveyor with previous experience in a similar role of managing costs.
• Experience of financial and commercial control within a project.
• Experience of procuring and managing supply chain and working as part of a larger commercial teams.
• Experience supporting the development of others.
• Membership of or working towards relevant chartership.
• Proven record of working to deadlines, working efficiently and to a high standard experience of infrastructure projects with resilience and determination to succeed.

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?

Our people are our biggest asset, and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level. Some of our key benefits are:

• An attractive / negotiated salary
• Medical health cover, company car or car allowance, and discretionary annual bonus (only if this is being offered)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Pension savings scheme
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies.
• Payment of 1 professional membership per year
• A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Discretionary annual salary reviews
• Option to join our affinity networks (LGBTQ + Neurodiversity, Multicultural, Ability)

About us

Balfour Beattyis a leading Railinfrastructure provider. We work at the heart of the UKs railway network designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railway that connect communities and underpin growth.

Our expertise covers design and manufacturing, civils, track, reactive maintenance, electrification, signalling, power systems and rail plant.

We have a strong orderbook with and a positive pipeline of opportunities, and we put our customers, rail users, and our people at the heart of everything we do.

Diversity and inclusion at Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone D&I 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: 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: [email protected]