Quantity Surveyor

Due to continued growth the position of Quantity Surveyor has
become available to join our successful team based in the West
Midlands.

Costain is working closely with Severn Trent Water on their
Capital Delivery Framework, as part of its c£2 billion capital programme. As
part of the Design and Build Framework lot, Costain brings together its design,
construction, and consultancy expertise to undertake renewal and refurbishment
projects and will assist Severn Trent in its target to make continuous
improvements to its safety performance, whilst ensuring continuity of supply
and consequently lowering costs for its customers.

The role of a Quantity Surveyor is to provide commercial
support on projects to ensure that it is procured, delivered within budget and
to the highest quality whilst exceeding our customers' expectations. You will need to display good commercial acumen,
motivation and a proactive nature to support efficient delivery of the project
and commercial control to optimise the financial success of the project.

This position has a competitive salary dependent on skills
and experience, in addition to a fantastic benefits package including pension
contribution matched up to 10%.

We have a vibrant, challenging and growing business, with
project environments that provide tremendous opportunities for everybody. We
know that by being a more diverse company we will be more innovative, have a
greater understanding of our clients’ needs and will deliver smarter, more
inclusive solutions for them.

Our goal is to have a workforce that is representative of
society and the communities in which we work. As an inclusive, family friendly
employer we believe that everyone matters, and we are committed to ensuring
that everyone has the same opportunities to be able to reach their full
potential.

Role
Requirements
Enrolled and working towards Full Membership of either RICS or CICES
Experience of NEC form of Contract
Increasing knowledge of a variety of forms & options of contracts
Water sector experience
Have an understanding or experience of business systems, spreadsheet development, cost analysis, programme evaluation and development, compensation event and/or variations assessment and evaluation
Have experience or appreciation of the risk management process for both schedule and cost and the use of Earned Value Management
Full Clean Drivers Licence

Full job description available, please contact careers@costain.com quoting
the vacancy reference number

About Costain

At Costain, we help to improve people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet to thrive.

We work together to shape, create, and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the UK’s infrastructure ecosystem across energy, water, transportation and defence markets. Through our collaboration with customers, partners, communities, and wider industry we will deliver an infrastructure fit for a better future.

Your application

Should you require any adjustments to support you in your application, please do not hesitate to contact us: careers@costain.com

We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

To find out more about our Inclusion strategy, please visit our ED&I page:

https://www.costain.com/our-culture/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/

Right to Work & Security Checks

Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you. For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we’ll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.

For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance). To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.

Closing date

Please note that Costain reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any of its job vacancies if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend at you apply as soon as possible rather than wait until the published closing date.

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign

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