Balfour Beatty is a leading Rail infrastructure provider. We work at the heart of the UK’s railway network – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railway that connect communities and underpin growth.
Our expertise covers design and manufacturing, civils, track, reactive maintenance, electrification, signalling, power systems and rail plant.
We have a strong orderbook with and a positive pipeline of opportunities, and we put our customers, rail users, and our people at the heart of everything we do.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone D&I 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
We are 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/
About the role
Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our Rail team as a Quantity Surveyor and you can build something to be proud of.
We are looking for a talented Quantity Surveyor to work on the successful delivery of the rail works associated with the Sizewell C project. The role will be office based in London until the Sizewell Project offices are operational in Suffolk. Hybrid working and flexible working requests will be considered for this role.
What you'll be doing
The successful candidate will:
- 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;
- Review weekly, monthly, section programmes of works;
- Plan commercial activities to meet requirements of section programmes;
- Have an understanding of delay and disruption programmes;
- Collate Cost and Value Information and Preparation of Cost reconciliation statements;
- Collect information required to specify procurement requirements;
- Undertake customer and stakeholder management for their area of responsibility;
- Collate cost and value information;
- Measure works and agreements with subcontractors;
- Hold (or be working towards) professional membership from the RICS, ICES or CIOB.
Who we're looking for
The successful candidate will have:
- A BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying (or experience equivalent);
- Excellent communication skills and teamwork ethic;
- A strong focus on achieving and maintaining results;
- Proven commercial experience;
- Sound industry knowledge.
Why work for us
Our people are our biggest asset, and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level. Some of our key benefits are:
- An attractive/negotiated salary;
- Company car;
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays;
- Pension savings scheme;
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies;
- A whole host of other BB staff employee benefits (discounts, exclusive offers etc.);
- Refer and Earn bonus scheme;
- Discretionary annual salary reviews.
About us
Balfour Beatty is a leading Rail infrastructure provider. We work at the heart of the UK’s railway network – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railway that connect communities and underpin growth.
Our expertise covers design and manufacturing, civils, track, reactive maintenance, electrification, signalling, power systems and rail plant.
We have a strong orderbook with and a positive pipeline of opportunities, and we put our customers, rail users, and our people at the heart of everything we do.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone D&I 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
We are 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/
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About Disability Confident
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