Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Our team shape projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. We've an opportunity for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor based at Peterborough to work on the @one Alliance. The @one Alliance is a collaborative organisation of consultants and contractors working together to deliver more than half of Anglian Waters capital investment programme. As a stakeholder within the Anglian Water @one Alliance, Balfour Beatty provide both design and construction services across the whole of Anglian Waters region, which is the largest by geographic area in the UK, stretching from the Humber to the Thames estuary and from Buckinghamshire to the East Coast. Work is mainly focussed on clean water Infrastructure (water mains), but also includes wastewater infrastructure and both water and wastewater non-infrastructure projects, such as treatment works and pumping stations. Role Purpose: Accountable to the Project Commercial Manager (PCM), the role is to assist the Cost Manager in the
commercial and cost management of a project or programme of projects from inception through to close out. To be the commercial conscious to the integrated delivery team, providing commercial support to both the delivery management and on-site delivery teams. Responsibility to ensure that operations are carried out to control costs, maximising value, minimising future liabilities and maintaining the required standard of quality and safety Working as part of an integrated delivery team providing commercial challenge and recommending actions to achieve and create an environment of out performance.

Degree level (or equivalent) in an engineering/ management/ cost discipline. CSCS Card Extensive IT knowledge (particularly MS Excel) Excellent communication skills Team player Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise Positive attitude and ability to integrate into teams