Senior Quantity Surveyor

What you'll be doing
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll take responsibility for managing all costs and income within your area of responsibility, ensuring commercial performance is maximised whilst delivering exceptional outcomes for our customers.

You'll work closely with project, operational and commercial teams, providing commercial leadership across a range of activities while mentoring and developing the next generation of Quantity Surveyors.

Managing all commercial aspects of your projects and work streams.

Preparing commercial reports, forecasts and financial reconciliations.

Reviewing and negotiating contracts, rates, prices, variations and compensation events.

Monitoring subcontract performance and commercial compliance.

Supporting the preparation of claims and commercial submissions.

Analysing tender information and developing robust commercial strategies.

Supporting customer and stakeholder management across your area of responsibility.

Procurement & Supply Chain Developing procurement strategies and programmes.

Managing subcontract enquiries and tender evaluations.

Supporting supply chain performance and commercial outcomes.

Undertaking constructability and programme reviews to maximise value.

Leadership & Development Supporting the recruitment, development and retention of team members.

Mentoring Assistant, Graduate and Trainee Quantity Surveyors.

Sharing knowledge and helping others progress towards professional qualifications.

Promoting a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
Who we're looking for
EssentialBSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying, or equivalent experience.

MRICS, MCIOB, MCInstCES or working towards professional membership.

CSCS Professionally Qualified Person Card.

Experience managing commercial activities on construction or infrastructure projects.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

What Will Make You Stand Out Leadership experience and a passion for developing others.

A proactive and solutions-focused approach.

Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.

The ability to build positive working relationships with customers, colleagues and supply chain partners.

A commitment to continuous professional development.
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.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.

- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us
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.

Diversity and inclusion

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 To help and support…