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Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Rail [02/17/2010] |
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At Atkins we pride ourselves on providing solutions throughout a project’s lifecycle stages. This includes feasibility and planning, conceptual design, design development and implementation to full operation. By delivering sustainable policies, plans and processes, we strive to ensure that transport meets future economic, social and environmental expectations
With global expertise in both the mass transit (including metros and light rail) and heavy rail markets, we enable our clients in the rail industry to realise their visions and achieve success from their capital investment programmes.
Due to continued growth within the Commercial team we are now looking for two Assistant Quantity Surveyors to support a major Rail Project based in Birmingham. Working as part of the Commercial Team on this project you will:
- Prepare data to timescales and in the format required by the Client.
- Attend regular management meetings to monitor progress and identify variances on budget and cost.
- Assisting the Commercial Manager in the execution of basic office, technical and surveying functions
- Comply with company policies and procedures
- Ad-hoc duties as assigned by the Project Team
- Previous commercial experience working within civil engineering, building or M&E works.
- Knowledge and experience of the rail industry or other similar safety critical industry desirable.
- Those studying for or obtained a qualification in a relevant discipline would have an advantage
- Good computer skills in Basic MS Office packages
- Good communication skills
- Ability to seek out information, and use initiative and innovative thinking where required
- Lateral thinking
We encourage career progression and there is the opportunity to further develop your career. We would expect to work with you in developing your career aspirations through staff appraisal, offering a range of opportunities and appropriate training designed to help you make the best of your abilities and talents.
Reward and Benefits
As a Sunday Times Top 20 Employer we believe in looking after our staff. The pressures and pace of modern life mean that we need to take care to give sufficient priority to our health and well-being. With this in mind, we have a generous rewards and benefits scheme including:-
- 25 days paid annual leave + 8 bank holidays + the ability to sell 5 or buy up to 15 days additional leave
- Contributory Pension Scheme – Atkins will match and double employee contributions
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Personal accident cover
- Share incentive plan (after 6 months service)
- Professional fees paid
- Private medical insurance discount
- Income Protection
- Employee Well-Being Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants
- Gym and Health Club discounts. Plus a range of discounted rates on holidays and UK attractions and experiences.
- Childcare vouchers
- Give as you earn – charity contributions
- Bike 4 Work Scheme
- Employee Car Share Scheme*
- Sports and social activities*
Job Type: Permanent Location: United Kingdom Hampshire
Salary: [n/a] Date available: now Specialist Industry: Job Contact:: Contact Tel:: Interview Dates:: Closing Date:: Salary-Pay Range:: Minimum Experience:: Company: Atkins Company Description: Atkins is one of the world's leading engineering and design consultancies. We have the depth and breadth of technical expertise to respond to both the complex challenges of major infrastructure projects, and the urgent transition to a low carbon economy. Whether its the concept for a new skyscraper, the upgrade of a rail network, the modelling of a flood defence system or the improvement of a management process, we plan, design and enable solutions. Company Website: [n/a]
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03/15/2010