Quantity Surveyor - Swindon

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About The Role

As a Quantity Surveyor you will be supporting other more senior members of the commercial team in delivering varied commercial duties as well as being responsible for procuring and managing our supply chain.

About The Role

As a Quantity Surveyor you will be supporting other more senior members of the commercial team in delivering varied commercial duties as well as being responsible for procuring and managing our supply chain.

This position can be situated out of either our Swindon or Exeter offices.

What you\’ll be doing

Adhering to the Company’s GMCEs, BMS and other governance

Orders information and systematically checks data

Cost Engineering & Estimating

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 Planning

Review weekly, monthly, section programmes of works

Plan commercial activities to meet requirements of section programmes

Who we\’re looking for

Holds a BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience

Ideally has experience of working within the Civil Engineering Sector

Previous Commercial Work experience (beneficial)

Ideally working towards a professional membership from the RICS, ICES or CIOB

Awareness of CESMM 4 (Civil Engineering Method of Measurement) – beneficial

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?

Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• 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

About us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction

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