Quantity Surveyor

Job Description

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor

Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £60,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• This role is crucial to ensure that both Major and Minor works projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to legal and contractual specifications
• Working with the wider business and its external professional teams to develop sourcing and contracting solutions for a 10 year + investment programme in the Northwest
• Prepare detailed cost estimates for construction projects, including materials, labour, and overheads
• Understanding of the sourcing strategies being pursued and providing supporting data
• Leading the sourcing and contracting procurement process, inclusive of tender pack development, evaluation and award
• Preparing, negotiating, and analysing costs for tenders and contracts
• Monitor the performance of contractors and suppliers against contract terms, using a suppler relationship system model
• Monitor project expenditure and implement cost-saving strategies where possible
• Certify progress payments to contractors and suppliers
• Monitoring the financial status of the suppliers and recommend solutions
• Assist in the resolution of disputes between clients, contractors, and suppliers, ensuring that solutions comply with contract terms
• Manage claims, variations, and change orders, ensuring proper documentation and approvals are in place
• Maintain accurate records of all project financials, contracts, and correspondence
• Working in a large programme team with various interfaces and cultures that have incentivisation, social value, people skills

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Qualified Quantity Surveyor
• MRICS certification or equivalent (or actively pursuing qualification)
• Solid grasp of programme management, construction techniques, and cost control
• Comprehensive understanding of JCT and NEC Construction contracts, including engagement with PMOs
• Skilled in tendering, procurement, and contract negotiations

Desirable:

• Client side experience
• Experience in public sector/regulated environments useful
• Experience establishing/managing frameworks agreements
• An understanding of business and procurement approaches, techniques, processes, policy and strategy

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Supply Chain team:

We are building a team of construction specialists to deliver a transformational level of investment over a 10-year period. You will be working with both internal and external colleagues to add value, delivery excellence and support us in delivering world-class aircrafts to our customers around the world. This is an exciting opportunity for you to work on unique and multi-faceted projects within the defence industry whilst gaining exposure within a global business.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 16th January 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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