Description:
As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will support the commercial team in ensuring projects are delivered successfully, commercially and in accordance with Balfour Beatty procedures.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
- Supporting the Quantity Surveyor, Senior Quantity Surveyor and wider commercial team with the day-to-day commercial management of the project.
- Assisting with the preparation of monthly project cost and commercial reports.
- Supporting the preparation and submission of applications for payment and project invoicing.
- Helping monitor project costs, budgets and cash flow forecasts.
- Assisting with subcontractor procurement, administration, payments and certification.
- Raising purchase order requisitions and supporting the accurate recording of project costs.
- Supporting the identification, recording and management of project change.
- Collating supporting information and substantiation for variations and additional costs.
- Assisting with project correspondence and ensuring potential commercial or contractual issues are highlighted to the wider project team.
- Supporting the commercial team in identifying potential overspends, risks and opportunities.
- Liaising with clients, subcontractors, suppliers and members of the wider project team.
- Assisting with the preparation and close-out of final accounts.
- Helping ensure the project team understands relevant contractual requirements.
- Supporting commercial and financial audits when required.
Who we're looking for
We're looking for someone who is keen to develop a long-term career within Quantity Surveying and commercial management.
You'll Ideally Have:
- Some experience within a commercial, construction, civil engineering or financial environment.
- A degree, HNC/HND or similar qualification in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline, or be working towards one.
- An understanding of basic construction commercial principles.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills.
- Good attention to detail and organisation.
- Confident communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary project team.
- A positive and proactive approach to solving problems.
- The ability to manage priorities and work accurately in a busy project environment.