Expression of Interest - Graduate Quantity Surveyor (Midlands & South - UK)

Expression of Interest – Graduate Quantity Surveyor (Midlands & South – UK)

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Job Description

The role of Graduate Quantity Surveyor is to assist in administration and management of costs and contracts relating to projects. The role may involve all aspects of work from the initial tender to final account and close out, seeking to minimise the costs and enhance value for money whilst achieving the required standards and quality. This role will work under the close direction and supervision of a more senior quantity surveyor.

Locations

We have numerous projects located throughout the UK, with these roles being advertised for those candidates looking to be based in the North (East & West of UK).

Examples Of Projects In Our North Region Are

South

• Gatwick Airport – Gatwick
• Heathrow Airport – Hounslow
• Thames Water – Framework across the South East (Office in Camberley)
• HS2 – London sites
• AWE – Reading/Aldermaston
• Devonport – Plymouth
• TFL – London sites

Midlands

• Strategic Pipeline Alliance – Peterborough
• Severn Trent Water – Framework across the Midlands
• Cadent – Peterborough

Graduate Development Programme

The programme will focus on helping you to grow your personal and leadership skills, alongside business and of course, the technical skills you will learn day‑to‑day on the job. The programme is delivered in a variety of formats throughout the 2 years and will allow you to establish a network of contacts that will help and support you through your first 2 years and beyond. We expect some of our graduates to rotate after a period of 8‑12 months, to another project/sector of the business to fully understand the depth and breadth of the services offered by the company. Our line managers are fully supportive of the Graduate Development Programme and will be involved in helping you along the way. In addition to the programme, we offer mentoring and support in every area of work, as well as a structured training programme to enable graduates to work towards achieving Chartership. Graduates may have the opportunity to work on a number of exciting and progressive projects around the UK during the 2‑year period, in sectors including nuclear, highways, rail, water, airports and tunnels.

Responsibilities

• Prepare enquiries, analyse tenders, negotiate, and manage allocated accounts including orders, payments & final accounts, and close outs in accordance with customer or company procedures
• Assist in the preparation and agreement of applications for payment or the assessment & preparation of payment certificates
• Play a key role in capturing, managing, and communicating change and risk on the project in accordance with the Contract
• Assist in the preparation of the Project Control Reporting including project cost & value / EVA reports, budgets, and forecasts
• Report to Line Management when contractual notices and correspondence with both customer and sub‑contractors are required in accordance with the Contract
• Assisting with the reporting of the Project Budget / Cost Report
• Undertake record‑keeping including but not limited to collating site records, the preparation of meeting packs, meeting invites, and taking meeting minutes
• Carry out supply chain performance reviews on allocated packages
• Contribute to Value management / value engineering
• Understanding the implications of health and safety regulations
• Ensure all health, safety and environmental risk situations are brought to the attention of Contract Leader / Project Manager

Qualifications

You will have or expected to achieve a good result in a relevant discipline. Have passion for Costain\’s Carbon Net Zero targets. IT proficient. Able to work accurately and appreciate its importance to the team. A willingness to learn with appropriate instruction. Excel at building and maintaining positive relationships. The ability to thrive in pressured situations. The ability to empathise and communicate with all people, regardless of their background or circumstances. Excellent organisation, communication, and time management skills. Mobility to work on various projects over the 2‑year programme throughout the UK.

• Please note that if you are invited to interview, we will require you to produce your passport and/or right to work documentation.

As some of our project sites are based in remote locations, it is worth noting that you will be required to have the ability to travel to site.

Next Steps

All opportunities are subject to achieving the required security clearance. These roles are permanent roles and include a bespoke 2‑year Graduate Development Programme and a technical curriculum to build your skills before moving into a substantive role in Costain. Please include a cover letter with your application and be very specific in describing which role you are interested in and which location you are willing to work in. This will help the recruitment team in selecting the most appropriate role for you. Your cover letter should also assist you in describing your skills and attributes and areas that interest you. To keep you in the loop regarding timescales, these roles will remain open for applications until the end of 2025, after which we will allocate your application to appropriate roles and locations and be in touch early in the new year to advise if you have been selected for process to the application for the role/location specified.

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future‑shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase. We do share individual feedback following an interview.

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that discloses they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people. For more details please go to the Disability Confident website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign.