Senior Quantity Surveyor - South Mimms

Balfour Beatty; South Mimms; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering firm is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to oversee valuation and measurement of works related to civil projects. The successful candidate will lead a team, manage commercial aspects with clients, and optimize project costs while ensuring high standards. Essential qualifications include a relevant degree and membership in a professional body. The role offers smart working flexibility, generous leave, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in leading a team of professionals and managing civil engineering projects.
• Chartered Member of RICS, CInstCES or similar.
• Experience mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervise measurement and valuation of works.
• Minimise project costs while ensuring quality.
• Prepare and maintain procurement programmes.
• Manage commercial aspects with customers and stakeholders.
• Undertake contract administration and negotiations.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork / Role Model

Leadership

Achievement Focus

Business and Customer Awareness

Education

BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying

Membership of RICS or ICES

Job description

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About the role

A Senior Quantity Surveyor is an experienced QS with experience in leading a small team of professionals. They will superintend over the measurement and valuation of works & reconciling these to costs relating to civil engineering projects. They will seek to minimise the costs of a project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality. Typically they will be a Chartered Member of the RICS, CInstCES or similar professional body. They will have experience of managing a small team of less experienced commercial staff as well as mentoring others on their journey to becoming professionally qualified.

What you'll be doing

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
• Maximises digital opportunities

Cost Engineering

• Prepares Activity Schedules, Resource Schedules & analyses tender documents
• Undertakes audits of cost to determine whether it is in accordance with the subcontract

Estimating

• Critically appraises, estimates and negotiates the above with 3rd parties

Planning

• Reviews complex contract programmes such as Time-Location
• Assists with the preparation of delay and disruption programmes

Project Management

• Monitors and reports on project performance on main and s/c accounts
• Analyses the commercial progress and report to senior project staff
• Manages commercial aspects with Customer and Stakeholders for their area of responsibility
• Undertakes and advises on contract administration, issuing the appropriate notices and certificates

Procurement

• Advises on appropriate procurement and tender routes
• Collates the relevant tender documentation and information for tender enquiries
• Prepares and maintains procurement programmes and helps develop the strategy
• Prepares the detailed tender enquiries including the relevant documentation and information
• Negotiates during the s/c tender phase within delegated parameters

Commercial Management

• Proactively manages change according to the conditions of contract
• Prepares and reports on cost value reconciliations using earned value management
• Analyses rates & prices, assesses variations according to the conditions of contract
• Undertakes customer and stakeholder management for their area of responsibility
• Prepares, submits and negotiates claims when required
• Prepares forecasts of outturn cost and value

Development, Recruitment and Retention

• Maintains own Personal Development Plan
• Manages HR/People aspects for direct and indirect reports (PDRs etc)
• Actively supports the development of others incl professional mentoring
• Produces plans for team to achieve goals / aspirations
• Supports recruitment of lower grades

Who we’re looking for

The following qualifications are essential:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or cognate award with relevant experience
• Membership of RICS, ICES or similar professional body (or working towards)

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Communication
• Teamwork / Role Model
• Leadership
• Achievement Focus (Achieving Results)
• Business and Customer Awareness
• Applies organisational aims & objectives
• Identifies with the customer needs
• Recognises opportunities & threats

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?

• 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]