Quantity Surveyor

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

BGEN is one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over 100 years of industry experience. We support clients in the Water, Power & Energy, Pharmaceutical, Nuclear and Food and Beverage industries to deliver next generation, value-added engineering solutions.

• You will prepare and agree interim valuations, variations, final accounts, weekly progress updates, and subcontract payment certificates.
• You will make sure all contractual notices are issued correctly and that Compensation Event quotations are submitted on time.
• You will monitor labour, materials, plant, prelims, and subcontract costs to keep the project aligned with its commercial targets, using internal systems to track progress and risks.
• You will help place subcontract orders, support tenders, and check that materials are purchased within agreed allowances.
• You will keep the Key Account Manager and Managing QS informed of any cost pressures or risks and take on any additional duties needed to support the commercial delivery of each project.
• You will offer clear commercial guidance to project teams, adapt to different contract types, and take part in training and annual reviews to continue developing your skills.

• A related Quantity Surveying degree (desirable: QS or Commercial Management degree or equivalent)
• A full UK driving licence
• Construction industry experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of cost value reconciliations
• Ability to collate actual costs and compare them against target costs
• Knowledge of subcontract procurement and subcontract administration
• A solid understanding of forms of contract and methods of measurement
• Great attention to detail
• (desirable: RICS Chartership or working towards it)
• (desirable: NEC accreditation or recognised NEC professional training)

• Company Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Hybrid working is available following initial probationary period.
• Opportunity to purchase additional holidays per year (up to 5 days for full time employees)
• My Rewards - offering discounts on high street and online shopping
• Employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Private health care for you
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Overtime

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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