QUANTITY SURVEYOR

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark. They’re an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise. Join our Living Places team as a Quantity Surveyor. You will be working as part of an established team on our Telford & Wrekin Highways Maintenance Framework and delivering complex work that really matters to our business, and the world around you.
What you’ll be doing

As a Quantity Surveyor, your main responsibilities will be:

• Participating in the management of Service Area budgets in conjunction with the Construction Managers, understanding fluctuations in margins against budgets, and agreeing changes and solutions with the Service Area teams and Senior QS prior to implementation
• Measure & interpret specifications & drawings
• Build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates
• Translate measurement from drawings and Specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates
• Ensuring the procurement of sub-contractors is in line with the Balfour Beatty Group procedures and that the packages cover the scope of the works.
• Producing CVR and month end reports
• Developing experience and proficiency in constructions methods, processes and the review and commercial / cost implications of all technical and design information.

Who we’re looking for

As a Quantity Surveyor, your main responsibilities will be:

• Participating in the management of Service Area budgets in conjunction with the Construction Managers, understanding fluctuations in margins against budgets, and agreeing changes and solutions with the Service Area teams and Senior QS prior to implementation
• Measure & interpret specifications & drawings
• Build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates
• Translate measurement from drawings and Specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates
• Ensuring the procurement of sub-contractors is in line with the Balfour Beatty Group procedures and that the packages cover the scope of the works.
• Producing CVR and month end reports
• Developing experience and proficiency in constructions methods, processes and the review and commercial / cost implications of all technical and design information

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