Graduate Quantity Surveyor

Graduate Quantity Surveyor 
     
Job Type:        Permanent, Full-Time 
Location:        Belfast, with visits to site
Reporting to:        Commercial Director

Who We Are
FK Lowry, part of the Lagan Specialist Group, has been delivering specialist piling solutions for over 35 years. As members of the Federation of Piling Specialists and a founding member of the Piling Contractors Association of Ireland (PCAI), we design and install CFA and rotary bored piling, retaining walls, driven piling and ground improvement systems for some of the region’s most significant infrastructure and building projects.

Role Overview
As a Graduate Quantity Surveyor, you will become a valued member of our experienced team, contributing to all aspects of contract and commercial operations. We encourage our graduates to take ownership of their work, get actively involved, and make a meaningful impact from the outset. You will have the support and opportunities for continuous professional development, helping you build hands on experience that goes beyond your academic studies and placement work.

What you'll do
Some of your main duties and responsibilities will include;

Cost Management & Estimating
•    Assist with estimating.
•    Preparation of client costings, valuations and variations.
•    Preparation of reports and budgets, analysing these against targets and presenting to SMT. 
•    Review budgets and implement cost controls as necessary. 
•    Support with preparation for tenders and bid writing. 
•    Review quotations and contracts, within the supply chain, identifying points to be negotiated.

Commercial Administration 
•    Update trackers, risk registers and other project documentation. 
•    Maintain accurate and up-to-date records and electronic systems.
•    Assist with buying, and supply chain administration ensuring logs and trackers are accurate. 
•    Be a point of contact for contract, procurement or other commercial queries, dealing with them appropriately and escalating where necessary.

Working Together 
•    Develop and maintain excellent relationships with key stakeholders including clients, subcontractors and site teams. 
•    Attend client meetings to represent the business (shadowing at first), handling contract disputes in a professional manner. 
•    Work closely with site teams when making decisions, understanding how it will work in practice
•    Using relationships you have developed, follow up for payments and approach these difficult conversations professionally.

General Responsibilities 
•    Maintain continuous professional development, make suggestions for how we can improve.  
•    Prioritise the health and safety of yourself and others at all times, particularly when on site. 
•    Promote and live the company values daily, helping us be a Great Place to Work.
•    Promote equality of opportunity and contribute to a workplace where everyone feels safe and valued.

What you'll bring
To succeed as a Graduate Quantity Surveyor, you will require the following;
•    BSc Degree in Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management or related discipline. 
•    Minimum 36 weeks (9 months) experience working in a commercial environment.
•    Knowledge of Standard Form Contracts (e.g. NEC)
•    Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. 
•    Confident with IT, and knowledge of MS Office, including excel 
•    Ability to work as part of a team and work collaboratively with others.
•    Hold a full valid driving license and have use of a vehicle for work.

Our Values
Our values are important to how we run our business. We have been awarded Platinum Investors in People in recognition of our people management practices and investment in learning and development. We are therefore looking for candidates that can demonstrate behaviours in line with our core values and continue with our culture of putting people first:
•    Caring
•    Trust
•    Respect
•    Fun
•    Open & Honest
•    Safety

How we'll reward you 
In return, we offer an attractive, competitive salary and a wide selection of lifestyle offers, development and learning programmes, services and support designed to help you manage and balance your work/life priorities.  At our Head Office in Belfast, we have an on-site Gym and Wellbeing Hub which is available for use to all our employees.

Our Core Benefits for this role include:
•    Generous annual leave, increasing with service (with option to buy more)
•    Car Allowance 
•    Discretionary Bonus Scheme
•    Occupational Sick Pay
•    Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
•    Paid professional membership fees 
•    Health Cash Plan & Employee Assistance Programme 
•    Free annual health checks 
•    Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme  
•    Discounted gym membership & use of our company gym at Head Office
•    Life Assurance 
•    Cycle to Work Scheme
•    Annual Volunteer Day - to support your choice of volunteering activity

Your application
At Lagan Specialist Group, we want everyone to feel welcome. That’s why we are committed to working with you to make the application process as easy as possible. If you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at human.resources@laganscg.com and we will be happy to help.

LAGAN SPECIALIST GROUP ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITES EMPLOYER - We will not discriminate against anyone on the grounds of Sex, Pregnancy or maternity, Gender reassignment, Marital or Civil Partnership status, Religious or other similar philosophical belief, Political Opinion, Racial group, Sexual orientation, Disability or Age.