What you’ll be doing:

• Preparation of pre-tender cost estimates including bills of quantities in consultation with the Project designer/Project Manager and/or client.
• Perform risk, value management and cost control. Identify, analyze and develop responses for project commercial risks
• Analyze tender returns and complete financial reporting
• Undertake Principal Contractor valuations in line the NEC and ICE contract protocols
• Prepare activity schedules and evaluate cost control within a programmed delivery

What we’re looking for:

• A degree in quantity surveying (highways) and you will be a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES) or evidence that you are working towards this
• A good level of knowledge of standard highway and civil engineering specifications, conditions of contract and methods of measurement for highway works covering the required JCT, NEC, ICE Contracts
• Skilled in the accurate preparation of Bills of Quantity’s within a civil engineering/infrastructure environment, able to ‘read’ all construction drawings for take offs alterations/variations and as built drawings inclusive of steel schedules and technical documentation.
• A good level of IT expertise and experience with Excel/RIPAC and necessary programmes required to complete the tasks required.
• A full UK driving license and able to travel to site in order to undertake on site duties and attend site meetings.

About Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure

At Capita Real estate and infrastructure, we create places where people can prosper.

Today, critical infrastructure and public building projects need to be sustainable and environmentally appropriate. They must deliver value for the people that will use them - local communities and businesses - for decades to come. The wide range of demands requires a more holistic approach to design. That’s where we come in.

Our clients rely on our commitment to understanding their challenges and finding smarter solutions, and a broad range of experts offering a distinctively diverse set of skills. Our leadership team, who are practitioners themselves, understand what it takes to deliver.

Our culture is built on over 100 years of delivering excellence and creating solutions for critical infrastructure challenges. This enables us to provide a different perspective and approach; one based on what our clients need and can afford.

From engineering and architectural innovation to environmental sustainability and technologically enabled project delivery, we are renowned for our breadth of expertise and holistic, collaborative approach.

We’re a unique team specialising in infrastructure and buildings; the physical networks which keep the country moving and the places where people and communities can prosper.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 25) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita.

You’ll be joining a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

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What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

To view our Covid-19 and process adjustments information, please visit the Capita Careers site.

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.