Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Recruiter
- Balfour Beatty
- Location
- Borehamwood
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 26 Apr 2017
- Closes
- 01 May 2017
- Sectors
- Construction & Skilled Trades, Surveying
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
About the role
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Gas & Water business unit to work in Borehamwood.
What you'll be doing
As, Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will:
Liaise with the client, client representatives and other 3rd parties on commercial issues, including the agreement of additional monies
Understand the contractual requirements of project documents including the roles and responsibilities of all involved and the notices required to record change etc. Coordinate any responses required with Commercial Manager
Provide training and support for junior commercial staff and operational staff who you are supporting
Support Commercial Manager for project
Ensure all involved in procurement for project understand allowances for items they are responsible for and the procedures to be followed
Who we're looking for
You will:
Have completed a BSc or HND in Quantity Surveying or other equivalent construction related subject
Be Self motivated and confident
Hold a relevant CSCS Card
Have good communication skills
Be financially astute
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
Balfour Beatty's Gas & Water teams work in the UK and internationally, providing expertise and experience to support a stable and safe supply of these vital services.
Working on long-term, large-scale contracts, we build close, collaborative relationships with our clients. Our teams bring technical knowledge and in-depth industry experience to projects, provide exceptional customer service and introduce innovative approaches to minimise disruption to local residents, businesses and the environment.
Our water operations cover the whole lifecycle of networks, including clean and waste water mains, metering, treatment facilities and other essential infrastructure. Working closely with the supply chain, we employ industry-leading approaches like BIM and offsite construction to bring cost and time efficiencies to projects.
In the gas sector, we work to expand and renew underground mains, often in busy and high-impact residential and commercial areas. We work closely with clients to manage and plan work intelligently in these areas, minimising the impact this essential work has on local communities.
We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation.
Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering) and a member of Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme. Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture.
We are also Silver Award holders in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
Closing Date: 31st May 2017
Salary: . Date posted: 07/04/2017