Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Assistant Quantity Surveyor – Balfour Beatty, @One Alliance

Location: Peterborough / Hybrid

Balfour Beatty plays a key role as part of the Anglian Water's One Alliance – a collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry‑leading partners including Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. Together we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

We are looking for driven, ambitious individuals who want to be part of a transformative project. As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor you will support the commercial and cost management of projects from inception to close‑out, gaining experience in water infrastructure that benefits millions of customers.

As the new Assistant Quantity Surveyor you will act as the commercial conscience for the integrated delivery team, providing commercial support to both the delivery management and on‑site delivery teams. You will help control costs, maximise value, minimise future liabilities, and maintain quality and safety standards, while developing your soft skills in a dynamic environment.

• Assist the Estimating team to provide robust estimates that align to scope and account for risks and opportunities, including analysis, data transfer to the Alliance Procurement system, and the Cost Base.
• Collaborate with the Cost Manager, Procurement team, Construction Manager and Project Delivery Manager to prepare subcontracts, procurement strategies and ensure they reflect agreed scope.
• Produce accurate live forecasting, reporting on the programme in accordance with the work breakdown structure and cost breakdown structure.
• Monitor actual costs and assess them against baseline, value of work done, solution cost progress, affordability challenges and final outturn calculations.
• Provide reports on actual costs versus estimates, identify reasons for variance, highlight, challenge and resolve variance against the latest plans.
• Assist the Cost Manager in ensuring all project team members understand contractual arrangements to satisfy client and partner requirements.
• Maintain proper records so financial information for audits and cost assurance is readily available.

• Currently studying for, or have completed, a degree level (or equivalent) qualification in engineering, management or cost discipline.
• Passion for pursuing a career in a commercial‑based role.
• Excellent IT skills, specifically Excel.
• Strong communication skills for a wide range of audiences.
• Strong organisational and prioritising skills to support enthusiasm and a desire to learn.

If you want tangible experience to complement your studies and launch a career in commercial, please apply today!

Day in, day out, our teams deliver UK’s most ambitious projects, building and maintaining vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

• Smart working – staggered start and finish times, up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro‑rated).
• Family‑friendly policies – 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave, four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and 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 put the road user at the heart of everything we do, working safely, reducing carbon emissions and adding social value to communities.

At Balfour Beatty we believe diversity and inclusion are essential. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy we are growing a diverse workforce and inclusive culture. We support equality through memberships of WISE, ENEI, Business Disability Forum, AFBE, and sign the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter. We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer we support people with disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers. We provide interview accommodations for applicants meeting minimum requirements. For more info, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). We are continually improving our resourcing process and welcome feedback at candidate recruit