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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 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 and timely manner; 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 improvementExpectations

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.
Independently contribute to prompt payment of sub-contracts and maintenance of sub-contract liabilities and other trackers
Complete and well organised records
Contribute to the timely production 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 with the option to buy more
Pension
Cycle to work scheme
Free parking
Health & wellbeing programme
Employee benefits portal.
On-site parking
Referral Scheme#LI-DNP

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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