Quantity Surveyor

Uxbridge, Middlesex Galliford Try Ltd

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Location – Cambridgeshire with regional travel required

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join the team at Galliford Try within our Environment Division. The role is required to support the delivery of capital works applicable to water sector frameworks involving clients such as South Staffordshire Water, Cambridge Water and Essex & Suffolk Water.

You will report into the Senior QS and you will have the opportunity to frequently visit your project site(s) as well as relevant Galliford Try and Client offices.

What you will be doing:

  • Ensure a safe working environment.
  • Responsible for all commercial aspects of project delivery from tender through to final account .
  • Oversee procurement of subcontractors, suppliers, and materials.
  • Management of subcontract works packages including, interim assessments of the amount due and change control.
  • Produce and issue all commercial notices, to both the Client and Subcontractors, as required by the form of contract.
  • Manage change in a timely manner in accordance with the form of contract, including the production and submission of Compensation Event Quotations.
  • Manage risks & opportunities to achieve enhanced margin position.
  • Produce, submit, and agree monthly applications, to the Client, in accordance with the form of contract.
  • Liaise with operational and engineering staff to ensure site records are kept to the standard required.
  • Produce, and be able to present, detailed monthly reports and Cost Value Reconciliation’s (CVR) as required by the operating unit or project .
  • Assist in achieving business targets including cash, profit, return on capital and sales.
  • Produce and maintain a detailed ‘Cost Plan’, tracking and forecasting expenditure, including detailed schedules of Subcontractor ‘liabilities’ and use of Oracle based cost analyses.
  • Interpret and critically evaluate expenditure reports produced by internal cost systems.
  • Attend weekly progress and risk reduction meetings with the client and subcontractors.
  • Maintain a positive working relationship with the senior leadership team, peers and teams.
  • Support the development of junior QS staff within the operating unit.
  • Apply the principles of ‘Doing the right thing’ in maximising value and profit.
  • Be available to assist estimating and bid teams with contractual expertise.

    • About you:

  • Professional qualification such as MCIOB or MRICS, ideally Incorporated member, working towards full membership (Desirable).
  • Relevant degree and/or experience of working in a relevant Commercial environment.
  • Exposure on large single or multiple smaller schemes.
  • CSCS appropriate.

    • Experience of using Microsoft Office suite, e.g. Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

    What We Can Offer in Return:

    With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

    We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

    We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

    Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

    Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team. Our benefits:

    We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

  • Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
  • A wide range of corporate discounts
  • Cycle to Work schemes
  • Competitive family leave policy
  • Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
  • Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
  • Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

    • About us:

    Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

    We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

    For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact Ryan De Stadler on

    Additional Information:

    Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

    We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

    Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

    As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

    About the Team

    Our Environment Business provides ‘source to sea’ asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered in excess of £2bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world. We have recently secured a plethora of places on the AMP7 Frameworks for Yorkshire Water, Southern Water and Thames Water for both Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure projects ranging from £1-40m over the next five years.

    Job Info

  • Job Identification 2461
  • Job Category Commercial
  • Job Schedule Full time
  • Job Shift Day
  • Locations General Site Location – England, Uxbridge, UB8 2AD, GB
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