Senior Quantity Surveyor

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About the role
Our work matters to millions. Itll matter to you too. Join our Regional Buildings team as a Senior Quantity Surveyor based in Reading and you'll be a big part of fascinating, complex, varied and meaningful work. Role Purpose:

• Number of years experience in managing all costs relating to building and civil engineering projects.
• They will be supporting other more senior members of the commercial team in delivering the varied commercial duties as well as being responsible forprocuring and managing our supply chain.
• They actively seek to minimise the costs of a project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality for our
  Customers.
• Typically will be chartered or in the final stages of achieving professional membership of the RICS, ICES or CIOB and will be a peer role model
  for those less experienced members of the commercial team

What you'll be doing
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will have the following accountabilities;

• Measure, record & value work unsupervised in accordance with appropriate rules and procedures
• Measure & interpret specifications & drawings
• Build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates
• Translate measurement from drawings and Specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates
• Plan commercial activities to meet requirements of section programmes
• Have an understanding of delay and disruption programmes
• Collect information required to specify procurement requirements
• Record and document information including registration of interest
• Collation of cost and value information
• Measurement of works and agreements with subcontractors
• Be responsible for the preparation and agreement of final accounts;
• Agree and resolves final accounts with sub-contractors;
• Ensure compliance with BMS and Group Minimum Commercial Expectations;
• Continually monitor projected costs to completion in line with budget;
• Assist in ensuring effective records are maintained to support claims and that applications for payment for variations are issued in a timely manner.

Who we're looking for
You will have the following:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent
• Previous Commercial Work experience
• Industry knowledge
• Knowledge of NEC forms of contract
• Ideally previous experience working on MOD projects focussing on new build steel concrete frame structures
• Be proficiency in administration, writing, numeracy, ITand MS Office
• Have people management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels;
• Have proven ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative;
• Have effective negotiation skills with both internal and external customers;
• A sound working knowledge of construction and contract law and various forms of Conditions of Contract.

Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.
About us
In UK Construction Services, our aim is to be the partner of choice; the go-to in our sector, trusted to deliver for our customers. We work across a huge and exciting range of sectors, including aviation, building, civils, defence and energy. From ground investigations and flood defence to complex roads and bridges; primary schools to world class universities; ground-breaking hospitals to city centre living; the depth of our experience and quality of our projects is something we are proud of. At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. 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. Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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