Assistant Quantity Surveyor

About The Role

We're looking for an ambitious Assistant
Quantity
Surveyor to join our growing team and play a key role in delivering one of the UK's most exciting energy infrastructure projects.

As part of the consortium delivering the groundbreaking Net
Zero
Teesside (NZT) project, we're helping to construct a first-of-its-kind gas-fired power station with integrated carbon capture and storage technology. This landmark development will play a vital role in making Teesside the UK's first decarbonised industrial cluster and supporting the nation's journey to Net Zero.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your commercial career on a nationally significant project, working alongside experienced industry professionals while contributing to a scheme that will leave a lasting legacy for future generations.

We offer the flexibility to be based from our offices in Leeds (Thorpe
Park),
Newcastle (Quorum
Business
Park),
or
the
NZT
Project
Office
. Hybrid working arrangements are available; however, as this is a project-focused role,
regular
site
presence
is
essential
.

• Maintain awareness of Balfour Beatty governance requirements and support compliance with BMS and commercial procedures.
• Assist with the preparation of cost reports, forecasts, and budgets.
• Support interim valuations, payment applications, and cost value reconciliations (CVRs).
• Assist in tracking project costs, variations, and change control.
• Support the preparation and close-out of final accounts.
• Support contract administration in accordance with the agreed form of contract (typically NEC4).
• Help maintain accurate commercial records and cost data.
• Assist in monitoring compliance with contractual obligations and internal governance processes.
• Support subcontractor procurement, including tender enquiries, evaluations, and contract administration.
• Assist with subcontractor payments, variations, and performance monitoring.
• Help maintain effective working relationships with the supply chain.
• Identify potential commercial risks and opportunities and elevate as appropriate.
• Support the maintenance of risk registers and change logs.
• Contribute to regular commercial and financial reporting.
• Work collaboratively with project managers, engineers, procurement, and commercial colleagues.
• Support senior commercial staff with day-to-day commercial activities.
• Actively work towards professional development and chartership.

• An organised, innovative, and creative Assistant Quantity Surveyor with enthusiasm for gaining knowledge and experience of working on diverse Projects and Portfolio's.
• Some experience within a construction or infrastructure environment.
• Basic understanding of commercial and cost management principles
• Awareness of NEC contracts (NEC3/NEC4 desirable).
• Strong numerical, organisational, and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage workload and meet deadlines.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Demonstration of resilience and determination to succeed (achievement focus).
• Proactively manage opportunities, risks, and threats

Working towards BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB (or working towards

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 more...

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…