Claims Quantity Surveyor

Balfour Beatty plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote

25 days annual leave

Pension

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Connect Plus Services (CPS) recruits a Claims Quantity Surveyor to support the M25 project. You will value Damage to Crown Property claims, liaise with other QS’s and contribute to forecast cost reporting.

You will assist the commercial team and manage supply chain cost information on a high-profile highway infrastructure programme. The role involves measurement, cost interpretation, and building up estimates from first principles, with development opportunities within a major UK motorway

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent (essential).
• Communication and teamwork are essential; highways industry knowledge is desirable.
• Experience in measurement and valuation of civil engineering work is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Value Damage to Crown Property (DCP) claims and costs.
• Support senior commercial team in delivering varied duties.
• Procure and administer supply chain agreements; seek value for money.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Achievement Focus

Highways Industry Knowledge

Education

BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

Job description

About the role

Claims Quantity Surveyor – Balfour Beatty – Connect Plus Services (CPS)

Location:Dartford, Leatherhead or South Mimms

We have an exciting opportunity for a Claims Quantity Surveyor to join our Connect Plus Services (CPS) team, supporting the M25 London Orbital Motorway project.

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis, responsible for operating and maintaining the M25—Europe’s busiest motorway. Delivering over £100m of annual investment, alongside planned and reactive maintenance, this is a complex and high-profile network requiring robust and efficient planning.

If you are building a career in highways, this role offers exposure to one of the UK’s most challenging and dynamic infrastructure environments.

What you'll be doing

A Quantity Surveyor has several years’ experience in measurement and valuation of civil engineering work and reconciling to costs. They will be supporting other more senior members of the commercial team in delivering the varied commercial duties as well as being responsible for procuring and administrating our supply chain agreements. They 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.

For this specific role, the candidate will be valuing Damage to Crown Property claims – seeking out the applicable costs for all aspects of the work. Liaising with other Commercial QS’s to obtain costs and challenging perceived overstatements or unreasonable sums. Deep diving into each individual repair to understand and record events.

The valuation of DCP claims is vital for forecasting expected repair costs and taking values to the monthly Work in Progress reports.

Governance:

• Has a good knowledge of and adheres to the Company’s GMCEs, BMS and other governance Analytical Thinking & Decision Making
• Orders information and systematically checks data Cost Engineering
• Measure, record & value work unsupervised in accordance with appropriate rules and procedures

Estimating:

• Measure & interpret specifications, records & drawings
• Build up estimates from first principle including costs to business and forecast uplifted costs to fault parties
• Translate measurement from drawings, records and Specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates and DCP claim valuations

Planning:

• Time management working to a deadline for cost capture
• Liaise with planning team to capture all facets of the repair and associated forecast values
• Measure and capture all future cost increases ensuring rates applied are current and reasonable

Project Management:

• Collation of Cost and Value Information

Commercial Management:

• Undertakes customer and stakeholder management for their area of responsibility
• Engage, learn and understand Insurance claims and pitfalls, actively seeking solutions and arguments to support claim values.
• Collation of cost and value information
• Measurement of works and agreements with subcontractors

Development, Recruitment and Retention:

• Maintain a Personal Development Plan
• Supports the development of others

Who we're looking for

The following qualifications are essential:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Communication
• Teamwork
• Achievement Focus (Achieving Results)
• Previous Commercial Work experience/Highways Industry knowledge

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

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…

About us

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

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

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also 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 [e-mail]