Senior Quantity Surveyor

About Barhale

Who are Barhale

Barhale is a business founded on family values having been established by our Chairman Dennis Curran in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK with over 40 years of experience in providing design civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors including:

• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip regulated and private clients working as part of large frameworks joint ventures and alliances as well as on individual standalone projects developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.

Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore we robustly source train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1200 employees nationwide.

We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities including:

• Tunnelling
• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel-fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)
• Health & safety equipment and products including PPE

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• As Gold Investors in People we are committed to a high standard of people practices creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy ethos and philosophies.
• Job security long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
• A broad range of civil engineering mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UKs largest infrastructure projects and clients
• Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within as we believe this is a key driver of our success

Senior Quantity Surveyor

The Role

Here within the @one Alliance we are a totally collaborative organisation made up of our eight partner companies (Anglian Water Balfour Beatty Barhale Binnies MMB MWH Treatment Skanska and SWECO) and our extended supply chain delivering over half of Anglian Waters capital investment programme.

We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet known as AMP 8 which will see us deliver a programme of work larger than weve ever delivered before. We are driving change empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our looking to build on our existing teams with an environment for career progression.

To do that we need people who are keen to contribute to building a better environment and help us achieve our targets. Are you ready to join us as we prepare to deliver the most creative and innovative AMP we have ever seen

As we move into this exciting and challenging period for the Water industry our commercial and cost management processes and practices must remain industry-leading to ensure we not only deliver but outperform against our objectives and customer expectations.

As our new Senior Quantity Surveyor youll act as the commercial conscience to the integrated delivery team providing commercial support to both the delivery management and on-site delivery teams. Ensuring that operations are carried out to control costs maximise value minimise future liabilities and maintain the required standard of quality and safety youll also oversee the full compliance with the Alliance and Anglian Water governance procedures consistently.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of commercial and cost management of a project or group of projects as designated by the Project Commercial Manager.
• Ensure robust cost management processes are always undertaken with accurate and timely reports data and analysis on hand to assist in commercial decisions.
• Ensure that all project team members (including site staff) understand the contractual arrangements to satisfy Client & Partner organisation requirements.
• Work in collaboration with the Delivery Team to identify implement and monitor efficiency plans throughout the lifecycle of a project or programme of projects.
• Ensuring that proper records (including final accounts) are kept & maintained so financial information for audits and cost assurance is readily available.

About you

Essential

• Extensive experience in managing costs

Desirable

• Whilst a degree (or equivalent) in an engineering/ management/ cost discipline would be beneficial the passion and desire to pursue a career in Commercial Management is more important.

Caring and investing in you

Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years and they are our guiding principles regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.

As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.

From the moment you join us your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by.

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• 8 hours volunteering
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental physiological and financial wellbeing.
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression.
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training.
• Continuous service awards

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