Quantity Surveyor

If you are looking to work for a growing business who truly value and care for their employees, then look no further!
Aureosareseeking aQuantity Surveyor to join our growing team in Laindon.
Working within Aureos' Rail Business Unit, and forming a part of theCommercialteam, the Quantity Surveyor plays an integral part in delivering exceptional commercial results. Core responsibilities encompass project delivery, commercialreportingand maximising profit.
At Aureos, our people are central to our success. We are dedicated tomaintaininga professional, supportive workplace where employees can perform at their best and contribute to the ongoing success of the business.
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,marginand customer satisfaction
- Improve: operational delivery,reliabilityand outcomes
- Sustain: our people,communitiesand the environment
Aureos' Action Agenda:

• Unleashing our potential, a business-wide strategy focusing on sevenkey 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,Healthand 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.

The successful candidate willbe responsible forthefollowing:
Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you willassistthe commercial team in providing support to the contract delivery team to ensurethe profitability, cash management, costcontrolandaccuratereporting of all schemes. Your role will require you to:

• Capablysubmitapplications 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.

• Assistingwith 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.

• Assistingwith 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
Weoperatea team ethos across the Rail Business Unit and strive toassistcolleagues in the execution of their duties where this isappropriateand brings added value. The Quantity Surveyoris responsible forthe 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 tasksappropriate tothe role of Trainee Quantity Surveyor, asidentifiedby the Quantity Surveyor/Managing Surveyor

Behaviours
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 everyone with respect.

• We have an open and honest working environment in which everyone contributes effectively

• We deliver on our commitments and support others across our team to deliver on theirs

• Accountability and decision making

• We ensure responsibilities are clearly defined and fulfilled, and that performance is managed fairly.

• Everyone knows what is expected of them and how their job fits into the bigger picture

• We include the right people in the right conversations, making decisions in an effective andtimelymanner; we take accountability for our actions and ownership of the outcomes

• Communication and engagement

• We are a high performing, collaborative team of effective communicators.

• We willingly share information across the team to the benefit of all

• When communicating, we provide clarity and seek feedback to ensure understanding

• Constructive challenge

• We are open to challenge and welcome diversity of opinion.

• We welcome the opinions of others, even when they differ from our own

• We challenge in a constructive and professional manner to promote success

• Improvement and innovation

• We challenge the status quo to find better ways of working.

• Everyone in the team proactively shares ideas without fear

• We learn from successes and mistakes to promote continual improvement

Expectations
Targets for the Quantity Surveyor will be set and reviewed on a 6 monthly basis, aligned with the responsibilities and behaviours listed within this job description. The section below will be used to record key targets, which will align with Performance Reviews undertaken via the current Group process. The Trainee Quantity Surveyor is expected to:

• Independently contribute to prompt payment of sub-contracts and maintenance of sub-contract liabilities and other trackers

• Complete and well organised records

• Contribute to thetimelyproduction of Cost and value reconciliations.

• Maintain a professional development log and commit to continuous improvement.

In return you will receive :

• Generous Salary

• 25 days Holiday plus Bank Holiday

• Pension

• Learning & Development opportunities

• Assistanceand wellbeing support

• Cycle to work scheme

• Employee benefits portal

• On-site parking

• Referral Scheme

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Whether you are looking for progression in your new role or for your forever job, we will happily welcome your application.
Equal Opportunities
Aureosare an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

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