Senior Quantity Surveyor

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you’ll provide commercial leadership across the project, ensuring strong contractual control, accurate reporting, effective cost management and robust commercial governance.

You’ll be responsible for:

Leading and supporting Quantity Surveying staff across the project

Developing and delivering the commercial strategy to protect margin and manage risk Overseeing cost reporting, forecasting, cash flow, valuations and final accounts

Managing subcontract procurement, subcontract accounts and commercial performance

Identifying, valuing and agreeing variations with the customer

Supporting project reviews, reporting and commercial decision-making

Ensuring compliance with Balfour Beatty’s commercial processes, BMS and Group Minimum Commercial Expectations Maintaining a relentless focus on Zero Harm, sustainability and Balfour Beatty values

The role profile highlights that this position is responsible for commercial and contractual control, managing a small team of Quantity Surveyors, and guiding project teams on all commercial matters.
Who we're looking for
We’re looking for a commercially astute Senior Quantity Surveyor who can lead from the front, influence stakeholders and create a strong, collaborative commercial team.

You’ll bring:

Substantial Quantity Surveying experience within a relevant construction or infrastructure environment

Proven experience managing commercial performance on complex projects

Strong understanding of margin, risk, cash flow, forecasting and contract administration

Experience leading, influencing and developing commercial teamsA valid CSCS card Professional membership or qualification such as RICS, CIOB, ICE or similar would be desirable

Why join Balfour Beatty?

This is more than a commercial role. It’s a chance to be part of a project that will leave a lasting legacy for Scotland’s energy future.

You’ll be joining a business that can offer:

Major project exposure on nationally important infrastructure

Career development across one of the UK’s leading construction and infrastructure businesses

The opportunity to lead, mentor and influence a high-performing commercial teamA culture focused on safety, collaboration, sustainability and doing the right thing

Ready to make your mark?

Join Balfour Beatty in Peterhead and help deliver the commercial success of the ASTI Project.

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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Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

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