Senior Quantity Surveyor

What you'll be doing
The Opportunity We are recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the team  will play a central role in developing commercial strategy, managing subcontractors, forecasting financial performance, and ensuring robust contractual governance across all work packages.

Working closely with engineering, construction and framework delivery teams, you will help drive commercial excellence across a nationally significant infrastructure programme.

Key Responsibilities Management of the Willowdale substation civils supply chain packages.

Develop commercial strategies aligned with programme objectives and required margins.

Assist Commercial Manager with cost reporting, forecasting, valuations and cost to complete assessments.

Ensure variations are identified, priced and agreed in line with contract requirements.

Maintain accurate commercial records to support change management and claims.

Oversee subcontract procurement, tendering, negotiation and administration.

Ensure subcontract accounts are managed in accordance with contractual T&Cs.Monitor project cash flow and support timely applications for payment.

Work with project teams to support progress reviews, reporting and risk identification.

Uphold internal governance, HSE standards and BMS/Group commercial expectations.

Where applicable, use BIM outputs to support quantification, valuation and reporting.
Who we're looking for
Essential:

Strong background in substations, civils infrastructure, ideally transmission, utilities, energy or heavy civils.

Demonstrable experience in earthworks, groundworks, platforms, drainage and multidiscipline civils packages.

Knowledge of NEC or similar forms of contract and strong contract law understanding.

Experience managing subcontract procurement and administering subcontract accounts.

Ability to measure, quantify and value complex civil engineering works.

Strong numerical, analytical and IT skills (including MS Office).Effective negotiator with strong communication skills.

Experience working as part of a project delivery team.

Valid CSCS card.

Desirable:

Professional qualification or membership (RICS, CIOB, ICE or similar).Previous experience on transmission, substation or major energy infrastructure schemes

What We’re Looking For Someone proactive, commercially sharp and able to work across multiple sites. You’ll enjoy the challenge of working in a programme environment with varied civils packages, changing priorities and a need for accurate, timely commercial management.

Why Join Us?

Be part of a nationally significant infrastructure programme supporting decarbonisation.

Diverse workload across multiple locations in Scotland.

Strong development pathways, including support toward chartership.

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Professional and personal development The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10
* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.
* 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

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