Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Balfour Beatty plc

Inspiring infrastructure is built here. Join our Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick team as a Senior Quantity Surveyor and contribute to projects that matter. You will be based at Westlakes office with occasional site visits to Sellafield, Seascale and Cumbria.

As an Engineering Construction Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will manage commercial activities on complex industrial projects – such as power generation, water treatment, energy infrastructure and nuclear decommissioning. You will:

• Lead cost management, contract administration and commercial reporting across multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Work closely with technical teams to manage interfaces and support successful project delivery.
• Minimise project costs and enhance value for money while meeting required standards and quality.
• Maintain your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and remain a Chartered Member of the RICS, ICES or CIOB.
• Mentor and support junior commercial staff to grow their professional qualifications.

• Must be able to pass a DBS check as part of BPSS Security Clearance.
• Clean driving licence.
• Can work in the UK.
• Good Excel skills (including formulas and pivot tables).
• Experience of working on large‑scale engineering construction projects.
• Ability to lead and mentor junior commercial staff.
• Ability to analyse data, be proactive, organised, dynamic and possess strong communication skills.
• Understanding of and adherence to the company’s governance requirements and maximisation of LEAN/digital opportunities.
• Commercial Management and Administration with NEC4 experience.
• Subcontract procurement and management of subcontract packages.
• Oversight of change management including pricing compensation events.
• Assist with the preparation of the monthly Cost and Value Reconciliation (CVR).
• Preparation of the application for payment, accurate cost forecasting and reporting.
• Cost audit, stakeholder management and use of CEMAR.

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent knowledge.
• MRCIS/MCInstCES/MCIOB or working towards them.
• CSCS Card (Professional Qualified Person).
• Good knowledge of NEC
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• Strong commitment to CPD and professional development.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver ambitious projects that build and sustain vital infrastructure. We offer:

• Smart working, including staggered start and finish times and up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family‑friendly policies: 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 more.

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick is a leader in mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions. We design, install and maintain the complex systems and technologies that underpin the UK’s national infrastructure and help buildings come to life.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and actively promote a culture where everyone can thrive. For more information, visit our diversity and inclusion strategy.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we work with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them to obtain employment. We will offer applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Seniority level
:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type
:
Full‑time

Job function
:
Management and Manufacturing

Industry
:
Construction

Location:

Cumbria, England, United Kingdom – Westlakes office.