Job Description

The role of Graduate / Assistant Quantity Surveyor is to assist in administration and management of costs and contracts relating to projects. The role may involve all aspects of work from the initial tender to final account and close out, seeking to minimise the costs and enhance value for money whilst achieving the required standards and quality. This role will work under the close direction and supervision of a more senior quantity surveyor.


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Area 14 Maintenance & Response Contract is a Joint Venture between Costain and Jacobs (CHC) to provide a maintenance and response service for National Highways on the Strategic Road Network in Area 14 which is in the North-East of England. As part of this service CHC undertakes cyclical maintenance, reactive maintenance, incident response, severe weather response and minor capital interventions (scheme works).

Key Responsibilities

Subcontract Management including procurement, auditing of Defined cost, payments, change management, earned value reporting, forecasting, performance monitoring, monthly meetings, final accounts etc. Assist with procurement of Subcontractors in a timely manner to meet the service delivery requirements Ensure timescales for contract administration, commitments, actions and deliverables are met Production of estimates for the main contract Monitor and control costs and ensure correct capture of costs within cost capture systems Prepare 'Damage to Network Property' cost claims and query management Provide general assistance to the commercial and operational teams as and when required

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential

Good Excel skills Team player Driven and thorough Good problem solving skills Good presentation skills and attention to detail Inquisitive

Desirable

Highways or Maintenance & Response experience Use of CEMAR Use of Confirm (Brightly) NEC Contract experience
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Essential

Driving License

Desirable

Training towards MRICS or CICES

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.



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