Senior Quantity Surveyor

Barhale Holdings Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Barhale Holdings Ltd., a leading civil engineering and infrastructure specialist, seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team in Leeds. This role involves critical cost management, contract administration, and support for project delivery teams. You will also benefit from competitive salary, professional development, and commitment to employee welfare in a people-centric environment.

Benefits

Company Pension

Private Medical

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Previous experience in the Civil Engineering industry.
• Familiarity with NEC forms of contract and knowledge of Construction Law.
• Demonstrable experience of monthly forecasting and cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provision of accurate and timely cost and value reporting.
• Manage contract and subcontract agreements.
• Support internal commercial processes and ensure compliance.

Skills

Communication

Cost Management

Contract Negotiation

Education

HND/degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Microsoft Office

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.

We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities including:

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

Company Website:

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

Company Showcase Video:

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

Why join Barhale?

• As a 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
• Broad range of civil engineering and 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 to our success

Senior Quantity Surveyor

The Role

Quantity Surveyors at Barhale, integral members of project teams, provide support to the project delivery teams and senior management daily. They are allowed to develop existing skills, whilst learning new ones, within a collaborative and dynamic team. Barhale's ethos is to give our people the chance to demonstrate versatility in their skills and abilities. To meet the needs required to successfully manage the wide range of civil engineering projects we are proud to undertake and the contractual requirements therein.

Barhale has secured its place on Yorkshire Water's Complex Non-Infrastructure Framework to support delivery of the water company's capital investment programme through the forthcoming Asset Management Plan 8 (AMP8) period from April 2025 to 2030.

The civil engineering infrastructure and tunnelling specialist has been appointed to Lot 1 of the AMP8 framework, for complex works, with Yorkshire Water retaining the option to extend for up to a further five years through the AMP9 period. In order to support the delivery of projects in AMP8 onwards, We have secured a new regional facility and office in Leeds, to ensure we have a local hub for all projects.

Delivery of the £850M lot will cover both water and wastewater sites with projects typically ranging from £1m to £35m although with no upper limit.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial

• Provision of accurate and timely cost and value reporting at both project and business unit levels to inform Group reporting
• Provision of accurate cash flow reporting
• Cost management and project forecasting
• Drafting and updating a monthly CVR, cost and commercial plans
• Compile upstream applications for payment and cash management

• Responsibility for subcontract procurement, negotiation and financial accounting
• Preparation of project applications for payment to final account settlement
• Liaison with clients, client representatives and other third parties on commercial issues, including agreement on matters relating to contractual change, claims and additional payment
• Work with the wider project team to forecast predicted expenditure and cash recovery to ensure that both are in line with business unit expectation

• Share best practices with others and take a proactive approach in advising site teams on cost management and efficiencies
• Identification and realisation of commercial opportunities
• Protect Barhale from commercial risks

Contracts

• Effectively manage contract and subcontract agreements, primarily NEC forms

• Ensure that main contracts entered into have terms and conditions that align to Barhale's corporate governance, with commercial risks and opportunities identified and managed in conjunction with the project delivery team.

• Procurement of subcontracted works and subsequent subcontract post contract management

• Ensure that the supply chain is engaged appropriately with the correct contract terms and conditions
• Supply chain management including building and maintaining relationships

Processes

• Support all internal commercial processes by ensuring adherence to timeframes and compliance
• Actively seek to improve processes and procedures

Key Measures and Targets

• Accurate internal and external forecasting
• Ability to interrogate and challenge records, reports and cost data
• Mitigate commercial risk, identify and realise commercial opportunities
• Work to achieve profit in line with business unit expectations
• Maintaining deadlines in line with monthly commercial calendars
• Produce high-quality commercial documentation
• Foster and maintain excellent supply chain, stakeholder and client relationships.

Key Relationships

• Commercial Manager
• Commercial Team
• Project Teams
• Clients and contacts
• Subcontractors
• External stakeholders

About you

Essential

• Previous experience in the Civil Engineering industry
• Familiarity with NEC forms of contract and knowledge and understanding of Construction Law
• Previous experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates, and accruals calculations
• Demonstrable experience of monthly forecasting and cost analysis.
• Excellent communication, numeric and computer literacy skills, proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to work effectively to tight deadlines

Desirable

• Member of RICS or other relevant professional body, or working towards
• CSCS card
• HND/degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in estimation
• Experience working for a direct delivery contractor
• An engaging communicator with problem-solving skills.

Caring and investing in you

Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years and they are our guiding principle 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 wellbeing and career aspirations will be supported by;

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• 25 days 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
• Flexible working arrangements
• Annual salary review
• Continuous service awards

Would you like to know more?

Please contact our Recruitment team via [e-mail]