Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Barhale Holdings; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is searching for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to collaborate with teams in managing costs for significant infrastructure projects. This role demands a degree in engineering or management and excellent IT skills, particularly in Excel. As part of a supportive environment emphasizing career progression and well-being, you will help maintain estimates, monitor costs, and ensure contract compliance. Benefits include competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

25 days of annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice

Leadership & management training

Continuous service awards

Qualifications

• Currently studying for, or have completed a Degree level qualification in engineering or management.
• Excellent communication skills with various audiences.
• Strong organizational and prioritizing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist Estimating team to ensure robust estimates align to project scope.
• Work with various managers to prepare Subcontracts and procurement strategies.
• Produce accurate forecasts and monitor actual costs against estimates.
• Ensure understanding of contractual arrangements among project team.
• Maintain records for audits and cost assurance.

Skills

Excellent IT skills (specifically with Excel)

Ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences

Strong organizational and prioritising skills

Education

Degree level qualification in an engineering/ management/ cost discipline

Job description

About Barhale

Who are Barhale? Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long‑term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985. Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.

• Tunnelling
• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel‑fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)
• Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE

Company Information

Company Website: https://www.barhale.co.uk/

Company Showcase Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqsoclCUZA

Why join Barhale?

As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies. Job security, long‑term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes, a broad range of civil engineering, mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and clients, strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

The Role

Here within the Anglian Water @one Alliance we are a totally collaborative organisation made up of our eight partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO) and our extended supply chain, working together to deliver over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment built for career progression. As our new AQS, you’ll act as the commercial conscious to the integrated delivery team, providing commercial support to both the delivery management and on‑site delivery teams. Embracing the outperformance mentality, you’ll ensure that operations are carried out to control costs, maximising value, minimising future liabilities and maintaining the required standard of quality and safety. In addition, you’ll develop your soft skills and understand the importance of an efficient and proactive commercial team in a dynamic and robust environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the programme area Estimating team to ensure robust estimates are provided that align to scope and make allowance for risks and opportunities including any necessary analysis, transfer of data to Alliance Procurement system and Cost Base.
• Work closely with the Cost Manager, Procurement team, Construction Manager and Project Delivery Manager in preparing Subcontracts and procurement strategies and ensuring they reflect agreed scope.
• Produce accurate live forecasting, considering the programme and reporting in accordance with the respective work breakdown structure / cost breakdown structure.
• Ensure actual costs are monitored and assessed against baseline, value of work done, solution cost progress, affordability challenges and final outturn calculations.
• Provide reports on actual costs vs. estimate & identifying underlying reasons for any variance & resolutions, highlight, challenge & resolve variance to latest plans.
• Assist the Cost Manager in ensuring that all project team members (including site staff) understand the contractual arrangements, to satisfy Client & Partner organisation requirements.
• Ensure that proper records are kept & maintained so financial information for audits and cost assurance is readily available.

About you

Essential

• You’ll be currently studying for, or have completed a Degree level (or equivalent) qualification in an engineering/ management/ cost discipline and have a passion for pursuing a career in a commercial based role.
• Excellent IT skills (specifically with Excel).
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences.
• Strong organizational and prioritising skills.

Caring and investing in you

Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principles regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people‑centric company. As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them. From the moment you join us, your well‑being and career aspirations will be supported by.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• 8 hours volunteering
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
• Continuous service awards

Contact

Would you like to know more? Please contact our Recruitment team via [e-mail]