Senior Quantity Surveyor - Leiston

Balfour Beatty; Leiston; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Rail infrastructure provider as a Senior Quantity Surveyor on the Sizewell C project. You'll manage complex contracts, lead a team, and ensure compliance with commercial processes while contributing to project safety and performance.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension savings scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity policies

Employee benefits (discounts, exclusive offers)

Refer and Earn scheme

Discretionary annual salary reviews

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing costs for building/civil engineering projects.
• Experience in managing a small team and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful commercial performance of contracts.
• Manage and develop a team of Quantity Surveyors.
• Contribute to project safety leadership.

Skills

Team Management

Commercial Reporting

Contract Management

Education

Chartered Member of RICS

Chartered Member of ICES

Chartered Member of CIOB

Job description

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About the role

Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark. They're an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise. Join our Rail team as a Senior Quantity Surveyor on the Sizewell C project and you'll deliver complex work that really matters to our business, and the world around you.

What you'll be doing

The successful candidate will have the following accountabilities:

• Ensuring the successful commercial performance of high complexity contracts or a section of a large project;
• Ensuring the effective management of contract customer relationships (Internal and External) and the timely provision of information between all parties;
• Ensuring full compliance with commercial processes;
• Managing and developing a team of Quantity Surveyors;
• Ensure effective main and subcontract administration in order to deliver project commercial strategy;
• Working in conjunction with our operations team to identify, escalate and mitigate risks;
• Contributing to the Safety Leadership of the Project/Contract Preparation and agreement of final accounts;
• Manage compliance with processes and ensure quality standards are maintained across the team(s), recommending improvements where necessary;
• Coach and manage others to ensure adherence to the Balfour Beatty values;
• Manage, coach and develop talented teams to deliver high performance.

Who we're looking for

You will be an experienced Quantity Surveyor with a proven track record in managing all costs relating to building and/or civil engineering project, from the initial estimate calculations to the final contracted values.

Typically, you will be a Chartered Member of the RICS, ICES or CIOB or working towards achieving chartership. You will have experience of managing a small team of less experienced commercial staff, demonstrating the ability to coach and develop team members as well as mentoring others on their journey to becoming professionally qualified.

You will show a capability of, and experience in, managing contractual change provisions, undertaking both internal and external commercial reporting procedures and monitoring Earned Value Management at a project level.

Why work for us

Our people are our biggest asset, and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

Some of our key benefits are:

• An attractive/negotiated salary;
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays;
• Pension savings scheme;
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies;
• A whole host of other BB staff employee benefits (discounts, exclusive offers etc.);
• Refer and Earn scheme;
• Discretionary annual salary reviews.

About us

Balfour Beatty is a leading Rail infrastructure provider. We work at the heart of the UK's railway network - designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railway that connect communities and underpin growth.

Our expertise covers design and manufacturing, civils, track, reactive maintenance, electrification, signalling, power systems and rail plant.

We have a strong order book and a positive pipeline of opportunities, and we put our customers, rail users, and our people at the heart of everything we do.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone D&I 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

We are 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/