Quantity Surveyor

Job title: Quantity Surveyor

Location/Hybrid: Exeter or Swindon/ Hybrid (2-3 days a week in the office)

Travel: Some travel required to sites in the South West

Contract length: 7 months (likely to extend)

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Overview

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group with over 25000 employees worldwide

They provide their clients with sustainable solutions with business areas covering construction services, support services and infrastructure investment

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Rail team in Exeter or Swindon working on a Civils Reactive Maintenance Contract for the Western Reactive.

The role involves working on various frameworks for Network Rail including concrete repairs, drainage works, ground stabilisation, track works and structural changes where you'll deliver complex work that really matters to our business and become involved in some of the biggest infrastructure projects in the industry.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage all costs in relation to infrastructure projects with experience of identifying commercial risks and opportunities in respect of their works.

• Provide support to senior members of the team in delivering varied commercial duties including responsibility for procuring and managing supply chain.

• Optimise commercial performance through diligent cost control and value for money opportunities, whilst achieving the required standards and quality for our customers.

• Assist with commercial relationships to both internal and external stakeholders.

• Provide support and adherence for the Gated Business Lifecycle process.

• Use the company's ERP System and BMS systems.

• Maintain a Personal Development Plan.

Essential Experience required

• Currently have or working towards a BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience

• Previous experience working in a similar QS position, preferably in reactive framework

• Experience of infrastructure projects with resilience and determination to succeed.

• Ability to work independently

Highly desirable

• Previous experience of managing costs and maximising value

• Previous experience of financial and commercial control within a project

• Experience of working as part of commercial teams.

• Membership of or working towards RICS (preferred)

• Proven record of working to deadlines, working efficiently and to a high standard

D&I

Our diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy values everyone, drives action to improve diversity in our organisation and create an inclusive culture. It promotes high performance, engagement and makes Balfour Beatty a great place to work.

We encourage innovative and fresh ways of thinking, allowing every employee to be themselves and perform at their very best.