Quantity Surveyor

About the role

Job Title
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Quantity Surveyor

Location: Warwick / West Midlands

Project Type: Highways and Local Authority – Living Places

Company: Balfour Beatty Group

About the role

Balfour Beatty Living Places is looking to recruit a Quantity Surveyor to join our established commercial team, supporting the delivery of essential highways and public realm services that make a real difference to local communities.

This project team delivers vital Living Places contracts across the region, covering everything from highways maintenance and improvement works to public realm and local authority services. You’ll be part of a collaborative, high‑performing team operating from our Budbrooke Depot in Warwick, with strong links across operations, supply chain and client stakeholders.

As a Quantity Surveyor, you’ll play a key role in managing costs, supporting senior commercial staff, and ensuring excellent commercial governance across live works.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the commercial management of highways and Living Places works from early engagement through to final account
• Procuring, managing and valuing work packages with our supply chain
• Measuring, recording and valuing works in line with contract requirements
• Preparing cost value reconciliations and assisting with forecasting and reporting
• Supporting customer and stakeholder relationships within your area of responsibility
• Contributing to value engineering and cost control to maximise value for money
• Using Balfour Beatty systems and commercial processes to maintain strong governance

About you

You’ll come from a commercial background within construction or civils and be confident working as part of a wider project team.

You’ll ideally have:

• A BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent industry experience)
• Previous experience in a QS or Assistant QS role, ideally within highways, infrastructure or public sector works
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills
• A structured, analytical approach to cost and commercial management
• An interest in (or progress towards) RICS, ICES or CIOB professional membership

Why join Living Places?

Living Places is where Balfour Beatty’s infrastructure expertise meets everyday impact. The work delivered by the team supports local authorities and communities by keeping roads moving, improving public spaces and delivering long‑term value for the public sector.

You’ll benefit from:

• Exposure to long‑term, stable Living Places contracts
• A supportive commercial team environment with clear development routes
• Opportunities to progress professionally within a leading infrastructure business
• The chance to work on projects that directly impact local communities

At Balfour Beatty we build to last. We create infrastructure that supports communities, boosts local economies and improves everyday life. We’re committed to developing our people, promoting inclusion, and creating a safe, supportive environment where everyone can thrive.

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.

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