In brief
This Quantity Surveyor role supports the commercial team in delivering rail infrastructure projects across the UK. The work involves maintaining project records, producing financial reports and managing the sub-contract cycle to ensure profitability and cost control.
Best for
Quantity Surveyors with experience in rail or infrastructure commercial teams.
What you need
Required
Commercial reporting
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Cost control
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Sub-contract management
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Financial forecasting
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Preferred
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Your day-to-day
Submit applications and control credit
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Produce financial reports
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Manage sub-contract cycles
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Monitor project costs
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Run minor works projects
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Attend progress meetings
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Full job description (from employer)⌄
If you are looking to work for a growing business who truly value and care for their employees, then look no further! Aureos is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join our growing team in Ashford. Working within Aureos' Rail Business Unit, and forming a part of the Commercial team, the Quantity Surveyor plays an integral part in delivering exceptional commercial results. Core responsibilities encompass project delivery, commercial reporting and maximising profit. Aureos Rail work collaboratively with our customers to deliver critical national infrastructure projects across the UK's rail network. Our goals are to: - Grow: turnover, margin and customer satisfaction - Improve: operational delivery, reliability and outcomes - Sustain: our people, communities and the environment Aureos' Action Agenda - Unleashing our potential, a business-wide strategy focusing on seven key priorities Sustainable innovation: Embedding sustainable improvements with an aim to be net zero. Structure and Governance: Through monthly Performance review meetings and clear delegation of authority. Business Development and Customer Relationship Management: Growing into new markets and developing relationships and strategies with new and existing customers. Safety, Health and Wellbeing: implementing tiers of H&S management and bring the operational input to the fore. People and inclusion: With specific training and succession planning. Operational effectiveness: Enhancing our capabilities and strengthening the existing core of the business. Digitisation: Through an internal Programme Management office, lean tools, and digital platforms.With sustainable growth in mind, our Quantity Surveyor is responsible for assisting the commercial team in completing and maintaining well organised records, contribution to the timely production of applications for payment and accurate project reporting and independently able to run minor works projects and frameworks. Primary tasks and duties Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will assist the commercial team in providing support to the contract delivery team to ensure the profitability, cash management, cost control and accurate reporting of all schemes. Your role will require you to: Capably submit applications and control credit processes Understanding of income forecast and pricing of variations Understanding of the change control system Understanding of project risk Production of cost value reconciliation (CVRs) with support Produce cost to complete with support Understanding the production of forecasting data Understanding the costing process Understanding the management of the full sub-contract cycle and input into sub-contract documentation. Assisting with weekly cost to complete/budget reviews with the contract delivery teams. Upload documentation as and when necessary, in line with business requirements. Review weekly site records including allocation sheets and site diaries. Attend project progress meetings. Assisting with the preparation of monthly financial performance reports. Gain experience outside of the commercial function to better understand the role of the business and the quantity surveyor within the business.Secondary tasks and duties We operate a team ethos across the Rail Business Unit and strive to assist colleagues in the execution of their duties where this is appropriate and brings added value. The Quantity Surveyor is responsible for the following in this respect: Working with the commercial and operational teams to strive for continuous improvement. Commitment to their own professional development, and that of others across the Business Unit Other tasks appropriate to the role of Trainee Quantity Surveyor, as identified by the Quantity Surveyor/Managing SurveyorBehaviours Aureos Rail expects all employees to conduct themselves in a safe professional manner, applying the following key behaviours across all aspects of their work. Trust and respect We act with integrity and treat every
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