Jobs in Laindon

Aureos is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join our growing team in our Rail division in Laindon, Kent.

Aureos Rail work collaboratively with our customers to deliver critical national infrastructure projects across the UK’s rail network.

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 Surveyor

In return you will receive

* Generous Salary

* 25 days Holiday plus Bank Holiday

* Pension

* Learning & Development opportunities

* Assistance and Wellbeing support

Equal opportunities

Aureos are 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