Quantity Surveyor

What you'll be doing
As a Quantity Surveyor, you will play a key role in managing costs and commercial activities across our projects, helping us deliver outstanding outcomes for our customers while maximising value and maintaining quality.

You'll support the Senior Quantity Surveyor and wider commercial team while taking ownership of a range of commercial responsibilities, including procurement, subcontract management, cost control and reporting.

Commercial Management Managing costs and income within your area of responsibility

Producing cost reconciliations and commercial reports

Measuring, recording and valuing work in line with company procedures

Building estimates from first principles

Interpreting drawings, specifications and works information

Supporting customer and stakeholder management activities

Understanding and monitoring project programmes and commercial performance

Procurement & Supply Chain Supporting procurement activities and subcontract enquiries

Preparing and reviewing tender documentation

Managing subcontractor relationships and agreements

Supporting supply chain performance and value delivery
Who we're looking for
Essential Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experienceCSCS Academically/Professionally Qualified Person CardMRICS, MCIOB, MCInstCES, or working towards professional membership

What Will Make You Stand OutA positive attitude and willingness to learn

Strong communication and relationship-building skillsA collaborative approach and team-first mindset

Commercial awareness and problem-solving ability

Desire to develop and grow your career

Sector Experience We welcome applications from candidates with experience across:

Construction Infrastructure Utilities Rail Highways Civil  Engineering House building Facilities  Management Defence Energy Manufacturing Career  changers are encouraged to apply. If you have strong commercial experience and the right behaviours, we'll provide the support to help you succeed.
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

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…