Quantity Surveyor

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We are recruiting a Quantity Surveyor for our Power Commercial team, to deliver complex, high-impact infrastructure projects, notably the ASTI scheme, a major programme designed to strengthen the reliability and capacity of Scotland’s overhead line network.

Join our Power Commercial team as a Quantity Surveyor and play a key role in delivering complex, high-impact infrastructure projects. We welcome applicants from any industry with experience of NEC contracts. Power sector knowledge isn’t essential; you’ll gain this through structured training, hands‑on learning, and ongoing professional support.

Location: Flexible within Highland, Moray, or Aberdeenshire.

• Collate project costs and highlight commercial risks and opportunities
• Manage procurement and maintain strong supply chain relationships
• Drive cost control to ensure value for money throughout delivery
• Build and sustain effective commercial relationships with stakeholders
• Administer client and subcontractor contracts in line with NEC requirements
• Support delivery of the Gated Business Lifecycle process
• Commit to ongoing professional development and relevant certifications

• Degree: BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent relevant experience
• Professional Membership:
  Working towards or holding RICS, ICES, or CIOB accreditation
• Contract Knowledge:
  Experience with NEC3 and NEC4 contracts (any sector)
• Skills:
  
  Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership abilities
• Commercial Awareness:
  High level of commercial acumen with a strong customer focus

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.

• Competitive Salary
• 37.5 hours Monday to Friday
• Company DC pension scheme up to 5% EE & 7% ER
• Company car
• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications
• Employee assistance programme
• Up to 2 days volunteering per year

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on‑going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit  We are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE).

In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long‑term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabil

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• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Construction

Location:

Elgin, Scotland, United Kingdom