Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor – Balfour Beatty plc

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

We welcome applicants from any industry with experience of NEC contracts. Power sector knowledge is not essential; you’ll gain this through our structured training, on‑job learning, and ongoing professional support. If you’re commercially minded and ready to grow, we’ll help you build the expertise you need.

Location:

Flexible within Highland, Moray or Aberdeenshire.

• Collate project costs and identify commercial risks and opportunities
• Manage procurement activities and maintain effective supply‑chain relationships
• Drive cost control, ensuring value for money throughout project delivery
• Build and maintain strong commercial relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Administer contracts with clients and subcontractors in line with NEC requirements
• Support delivery of the Gated Business Lifecycle process
• Proactively pursue ongoing professional development and relevant certifications

• BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent relevant experience
• Working towards, or current membership of, RICS, ICES or CIOB
• Experience working with NEC3 and NEC4 contracts (from any sector)
• Strong communication, collaboration and leadership skills
• High level of commercial awareness with a strong customer focus

• Competitive Salary
• 37.5 hours Monday to Friday
• Company DC pension scheme up to 5% EEs & 7% ERs
• 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, the 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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Seniority level:
Entry level

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Management & Manufacturing – Industries:
Construction

Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom