As an Affinity Water framework partner, we are looking forward to a strong AMP8 pipeline of work with vital projects across the region. Barhale’s civil engineering and infrastructure projects are varied in value, complexity, and duration. With projects varying from £200k to £10m+, the Senior Quantity Surveyor will be essential in driving efficiencies within the scope of work, driving cost efficiency and providing a high standard of commercial analysis.

The Role

Our Quantity Surveyors are integral members of project teams, providing vital support to the project delivery teams and senior management every day. Based in Isleworth, the Senior Quantity Surveyor will demonstrate their commercial acumen daily by identifying, recording, tracking and realising commercial opportunities, whilst mitigating business risk.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial 

• Providing accurate and timely cost and value reporting at both project and business unit levels to inform Group reporting.

• Providing accurate cash flow reporting, cost management and project forecasting.
• Drafting and updating a monthly CVR, cost and commercial plans.
• Compiling upstream applications for payment and cash management.
• Responsibility for subcontract procurement, negotiation and financial accounting.
• Preparing project applications for payment to final account settlement.

• Liaising with clients, client representatives and other third parties on commercial issues, including agreement on matters relating to contractual change, claims and additional payment.
• Working with the project team to forecast predicted expenditure and cash recovery to ensure that both are in line with business unit expectation.

Contracts

• Managing contract and subcontract agreements, primarily IChemE and NEC forms.

• Ensuring that main contracts entered into have terms and conditions that align to Barhale’s corporate governance, with commercial risks and opportunities identified and managed in conjunction with the project delivery team.
• Procuring of subcontracted works and subsequent subcontract post contract management.
• Ensuring that the supply chain is engaged appropriately with the correct contract terms and conditions.
• Managing supply chain including building and maintaining relationships.

Key Measures and Targets

• Accurate internal and external forecasting.
• Ability to interrogate and challenge records, reports and cost data.
• Mitigating commercial risk, identify and realise commercial opportunities.
• Working to achieve profit in line with business unit expectations.
• Maintaining deadlines in line with monthly commercial calendars.
• Producing high-quality commercial documentation.
• Fostering and maintaining excellent supply chain, stakeholder and client relationships.

Caring and investing in you

Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years and they are our guiding principle 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 wellbeing and career aspirations will be supported by;

• Competitive salary
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Private medical
• 25 days 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 and management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
• Flexible working arrangements
• Annual salary review
• Continuous service awards

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About 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 1,200 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

Company Website:

https://www.barhale.co.uk/

Company Showcase Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqsoclCUZA

Why join Barhale?

• 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
• Broad range of civil engineering and mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s 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 to our success