Quantity Surveyor

Aureos; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Salary

25 days Holiday plus Bank Holiday

Pension

Learning & Development opportunities

Assistance and wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Employee benefits portal

On-site parking

Referral Scheme

Job summary

Aureos in Plymouth is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join the Commercial team within our Energy division. You will contribute to project profitability, cost control, and reporting across schemes.

The successful candidate will work closely with contract delivery teams, support forecasting, sub-contract management and gain broader exposure to the business.

Qualifications

• Degree educated or HND/HNC equivalent.
• Working towards Professional Qualification.
• Driving license.
• Suitable post degree experience.
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret construction industry conditions of contract.
• Proficient in Microsoft packages (Excel).

Responsibilities

• Assist the commercial team to ensure profitability, cash management, cost control and accurate reporting of all schemes.
• Understand income forecast, pricing of variations and change control.
• Produce CVRs, manage sub-contracts and input into sub-contract documentation.
• Support weekly cost to complete/budget reviews with contract delivery teams.
• Review site records, attend progress meetings and contribute to monthly financial performance reports.

Skills

Driving license

Excel

Contract knowledge

Post-degree experience

Industry contract interpretation

Education

Degree/HND/HNC

Working towards Professional Qualification

Job description

If you are looking to work for a growing business who truly value and care for their employees, then look no further!

Aureos are seeking a Quantity Surveyor to work in Plymouth to form part of the Commercial team working within our Energy division.

The Quantity Surveyor plays an integral part in delivering exceptional commercial results. Core responsibilities encompass project delivery, commercial reporting and maximising profit.

AtAureos, our people are central to our success. We are dedicated to maintaining a professional, supportive workplace where employees can perform at their best and contribute to the ongoing success of the business.

We Work Collaboratively With Our Customers To Deliver Critical National Infrastructure Projects Across The UK’s Energy Network. Our Goals Are To

• Grow: turnover, margin and customer satisfaction
• Improve: operational delivery, reliability and outcomes
• Sustain: our people, communities and the environment

The Successful Candidate Will Be Responsible For The Following

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will assist the commercial team in providing support to the contract delivery team to ensure the profitability, cash management, cost control and accurate reporting of all schemes. Your role will require you to:

• Input into the application and credit control processes
• Understanding of income forecast and pricing of variations
• Understanding of the change control system
• Understanding of project risk
• Understanding of the production of CVRs
• Understanding of CTC
• Understanding the production of forecasting data
• Understanding the costing process
• Understanding the management of the full sub-contract cycle and input into sub-contract
• documentation
• Assisting with weekly cost to complete/budget reviews with the contract delivery teams.
• Upload documentation as and when necessary, in line with business requirements
• Review weekly site records including allocation sheets and site diaries.
• Attend project progress meetings.
• Assisting with the preparation of monthly financial performance reports
• Gain experience outside of the commercial function to better understand the role of the business and the quantity surveyor within the business.

Secondary Tasks And Duties

We operate a team ethos across Aureos and strive to assist colleagues in the execution of their duties where this is appropriate and brings added value. The Quantity Surveyor is responsible for the following in this respect:

• Ensure that the group commercial policies are adhered to and that the requirements of legislation are met
• Manage commercial performance against business targets and KPI’s
• Working with the commercial and operational teams to strive for continuous improvement
• Promote a culture of integration, continuous improvement and use of best practice across the client baseAssisting with the use of key lean tools to drive efficiencies and reduce waste
• Encourage, support and assist with the delivery of successful collaborative planning with the contract delivery teams
• Commitment to their own professional development, and that of others across the Business Unit
• Other tasks appropriate to the role of Quantity Surveyor, as identified by the Senior Quantity Surveyor/Managing Surveyor

Responsibilities

Targets for the Quantity Surveyor will be set and reviewed on a 6 monthly basis, aligned with the responsibilities and behaviours listed within this job description. The section below will be used to record key targets, which will align with Performance Reviews undertaken via the current Group process. The Quantity Surveyor is expected to:

• Contribute to the timely achievement of forecast figures for turnover, profit and income
• Contribute to timely production of accurate internal accounts and internal/external reports/audits
• Contribute to timely production of accurate cost and forecasting information
• Contribute to change control system
• Contribute to prompt placement and payment of sub-contracts. Maintenance of sub-contract
• KPI reports
• Maintain Professional Development Log

Skills, Qualifications And Experience

• Degree educated or HND/HNC equivalent.
• Working towards Professional Qualification
• Driving license
• Suitable post degree experience
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret construction industry conditions of contract
• Proficient in Microsoft packages (Excel)

In return you will receive:

• Generous Salary
• 25 days Holiday plus Bank Holiday
• Pension
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Assistanceand wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee benefits portal
• On-site parking
• Referral Scheme

Whether you are looking for progression in your new role or for your forever job, we will happily welcome your application.

Equal Opportunities

Aureos are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.