Quantity Surveyor

About the role

Job Title
:
Quantity Surveyor

Location
:
Warrington (#LI-Hybrid working – 2 days per week office-based)

Project Type
:
Structural Concrete Repair, Strengthening, Protection and Refurbishment

Company
:
Balvac - Balfour Beatty Group

About Us

Join Balvac – Keeping the UK’s Critical Infrastructure Strong

Balvac is one of Balfour Beatty’s most specialist and technically skilled businesses – dedicated to structural concrete repair, strengthening, protection and refurbishment of vital civil infrastructure across the UK. From bridges and tunnels to power assets, ports, highways and energy structures, Balvac plays a crucial role in extending the life of the UK’s most important assets.

With 10–20 live projects at any one time, ranging from a few thousand pounds to multi-million-pound schemes, Balvac delivers complex works across transport, energy, highways and public infrastructure for major clients such as National Highways, Local Authorities, EDF, NRS and Tier 1 contractors.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a niche, high‑performing team where every project is different, and your work truly makes an impact.

The Role:
Quantity Surveyor

As a Quantity Surveyor with Balvac, you will support both pre‑ and post‑contract activities across multiple live projects. You’ll be central to ensuring commercial excellence, strong financial governance and the successful delivery of schemes across the region.

You’ll join one of our commercial offices in Warrington, Derby, or Leeds, with the flexibility to work from home and visit sites as needed. The team typically works 2 days per week in the office, with full flexibility built into the role.

What you will be responsible for

You will be responsible for commercial and contractual control of projects, including:

• Managing commercial strategy and supporting profitability on allocated schemes
• Maintaining contract cost reporting systems and producing accurate cost forecasts
• Monitoring costs to completion and managing budgets, variations and change
• Ensuring subcontract tenders, placement and accounts are administered correctly
• Managing applications for payment, cash flow and valuation plans
• Supporting project reviews, monthly reporting and stakeholder communication
• Ensuring compliance with Balfour Beatty’s BMS and commercial expectations
• Building strong relationships with customers, supply chain and internal teams
• Acting in line with Balfour Beatty values and maintaining a focus on Zero Harm

What You Need

We welcome candidates from a range of backgrounds – ideally with experience in civils, infrastructure, concrete repair, highways, or structural works. But if you come from construction or wider built‑environment backgrounds with strong commercial capability, we’d still love to hear from you.

Essential Experience

• Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor
• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying
• Strong working knowledge of construction law, contracts (including NEC), tendering and procurement
• Experience managing subcontractor packages and administering contracts
• Good IT, numeracy and reporting skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team
• A results‑driven mindset with strong negotiation and stakeholder skills

Desirable

• Professional membership (RICS, CICES, CIOB, ICE etc.)

Why join Balvac?

• Work on unique, technically challenging projects that directly maintain and enhance the UK’s critical infrastructure
• Be part of a small, specialist team with real variety in day‑to‑day work
• Strong pipelines and repeat business from major clients
• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities for career development across Balfour Beatty’s national operations

Professional and personal development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10
* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

* 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.