Quantity Surveyor

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Location:

Peterborough (hybrid working, 2–3 days per week in the office). Balfour Beatty plays a key role as part of Anglian Water’s @one Alliance, a ground‑breaking collaboration between eight industry‑leading partners. The Alliance delivers around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme, driving nature‑based, sustainable solutions such as wetlands and urban drainage schemes.

• Lead all aspects of commercial and cost management for assigned projects, supporting the Project Commercial Manager.
• Implement robust cost management processes, ensuring accurate reporting, data analysis, and informed commercial decision‑making.
• Ensure all project team members understand and adhere to contractual agreements, meeting the expectations of both clients and partner organisations.
• Collaborate with the Delivery Team to identify, implement, and monitor efficiency strategies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain comprehensive financial records, including final accounts, ensuring financial transparency for audits and cost assurance.

• Extensive expertise in cost management and commercial operations within the construction sector.
• A passion for Commercial Management and a drive to deliver excellence.
• Strong leadership and customer service skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• In‑depth knowledge of construction methodologies, contracts, and safety standards.
• A proactive mindset, comfortable challenging existing processes to enhance commercial outcomes.
• A degree (or equivalent) in engineering, management, or cost disciplines is highly desirable.

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.

• 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 rated).
• Family‑friendly policies including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave.
• Pension, share‑incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong order book and a positive pipeline of opportunities, putting the user at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and add social value to the communities within which we work.

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 an inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We encourage applications from armed forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

We are a disability confident employer and will offer applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more information, visit https://disabil

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, nationality, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Balfour Beatty is a disability‑confident employer. All employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable law and employment regulations.