Quantity Surveyor

Assistant Quantity Surveyor – Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Location:

Norwich (hybrid working; 2–3 days per week office‑based)

Balfour Beatty plays a key role as part of Anglian Water's @one Alliance, a collaboration with eight industry‑leading partners to deliver 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. We are taking on nature‑based, sustainable solutions like wetlands and urban drainage schemes and are committed to commercial excellence.

As a Quantity Surveyor within the @One Alliance, you will act as the commercial conscience of the integrated delivery team, providing commercial support to project management and site‑based delivery teams, ensuring operations meet cost control objectives, maximise value, minimise liabilities, uphold quality and safety standards, and maintain compliance with governance procedures.

• Manage all aspects of commercial and cost management for projects or programmes, as directed by the Project Commercial Manager
• Ensure robust cost management processes are in place, supported by accurate and timely reporting, data and analysis
• Support commercial decision‑making through effective forecasting and cost control
• Ensure project teams, including site staff, fully understand contractual arrangements and partner requirements
• Work collaboratively with delivery teams to identify, implement and monitor efficiency plans throughout the project lifecycle
• Maintain accurate commercial records, including final accounts, to support audits and cost assurance

• Extensive experience in cost and commercial management
• Degree (or equivalent) in a commercial, engineering, management or cost discipline is desirable
• A strong passion for pursuing a career in Commercial Management
• Confident communicator with first‑class customer service and leadership skills
• In‑depth knowledge of construction and safety standards
• Comfortable challenging processes and practices to drive continuous improvement

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

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to diversity and inclusion. We continually improve our resourcing process to ensure fairness and inclusion for all.