Quantity Surveyor

Quantix Technical; New Lane; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

Enhanced Sick Pay

Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Volunteer days

Job summary

Bachy Soletanche Limited, a leading geotechnical contractor, seeks a Commercial Professional to support contract entitlement, cash collection, and risk/opportunity management across projects. You will forecast, report, and ensure contractual compliance while liaising with clients and operations to resolve issues and drive commercial performance.

The role requires a Quantity Surveying degree and 3+ years' post-qualification Civil Engineering experience, with advantageous piling knowledge and

Qualifications

• A degree in Quantity Surveying, or other relevant qualification, with a minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience in the Civil Engineering industry.
• Membership of relevant professional body (e.g. RICS or ICES) would be an advantage.
• Piling experience would be an advantage.
• Working knowledge of contract forms (including JCT, NEC, and ICE).
• Ability to review contracts and negotiate amendments.
• Strong negotiation, communication skills and a team player.
• Demonstration of analytical thinking, reasoning, and initiative.
• Excellent organisational and time management abilities.
• Strong maths and IT skills with commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, submit and negotiate interim and final accounts.
• Client liaison and attendance at meetings.
• Manage cash collection to maximise cashflow.
• Identify, prepare and settle variations and claims.
• Provide commercial and operational support to ensure notices are complied with.
• Ensure adequate records are kept.
• Monitor and maintain programme with Operations (including revisions).
• Prepare internal monthly reports in liaison with Operations, including budget vs. forecasts.
• Foster close working relationship with Operations to resolve commercial/performance issues.
• Procurement, payment and management of subcontractors.
• Implement the Company's commercial policies and procedures.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Organisation

Time management

IT skills

Commercial awareness

Team player

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

As part of a world leading geotechnical contracting group, Bachy Soletanche Limited specialises in all aspects of modern Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering, Including bored and displacement piling, diaphragm walls, grouting, mini piling, anchors, ground improvements and environmental engineering.

We value our team and colleagues as the most important assets we have and we know that it is working together to overcome the most complex geotechnical challenges that ultimately allows us to fuel that feeling of pride.

Our Mission: Proud to create sustainable geotechnical solutions through Trust, Partnership and Excellence.

Our Values: In line with our Mission Statement, the main Values that shape our behaviours, unify us a team and help us build long lasting relationships with our clients are: TEC-TAC = Teamwork, Excellence, Creative, Trust, Accountability, Caring.

The Role

Providing commercial support to the Business ensuring they recover their contractual entitlement, recover cash in accordance with the contract, manage risks and opportunities, and that projects are forecasted and reported accurately.

What You'll Be Doing

• Ensure the Company's core values are embedded in all decisions made and shape your behaviour.
• Preparation, submission and negotiating of interim and final accounts.
• Client liaison/ attendance at meetings.
• Management of cash collection to maximise cashflow.
• Identification, preparation and settlement of variations and claims.
• Commercial and Operational support to ensure contractual notices are complied with.
• Ensuring adequate records are kept.
• Assist in monitoring and maintenance of programme with Operations (including revisions).
• The preparation of internal monthly reports (in liaison with Operations), including comparisons to budgets/ re forecasts, all in accordance with the reporting timelines.
• Close working relationship with Operations to ensure early identification and resolution of commercial/ performance issues.
• Procurement, payment and management of subcontractors.
• Ensuring effective and consistent implementation of the Company's commercial policies and procedures

What We're Looking For

• A degree in Quantity Surveying, or other relevant qualification, with a minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience in the Civil Engineering industry.
• Membership of relevant professional body e.g. RICS or ICES, would be an advantage.
• Piling experience would be an advantage.
• A working knowledge of various forms of contract (including JCT, NEC, and ICE).
• Ability to review contracts and negotiate amendments.
• Negotiation/Influencing skills. Good communicator (written and oral) and a team player.
• Demonstration of analytical thinking, reasoning, and the ability to use initiative.
• Must be an excellent organiser with proven time management skills.
• Strong Maths, I.T skills and commercial awareness.

Why Bachy Soletanche?

When you join the world's largest specialist geotechnical contractor, you're part of an international community of over 10,000 experts, based in 31 countries around the world. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to prestigious, ground-breaking projects, using the very latest tools and technology to solve complex problems, constantly learn new skills and take your career in any direction.

As well as being part one of the largest specialist geotechnical contractor and working in a collaborative environment, we offer:

• Discretionary annual bonus (based on personal/project performance)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (min. 5% company contribution)
• Enhanced Sick Pay (after probation)
• Income Protection, Private Medical Insurance and Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme25-days annual leave + Bank Holidays per year (increasing with service)
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Paid annual professional memberships
• Volunteering days
• Professional growth and development

Bachy Soletanche is committed to equal opportunities in employment with the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief and pregnancy/maternity