What you'll be doing

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor you will:

• Ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with standard company HSE procedures and work instructions


• In conjunction with the relevant Project Management team member(s), be accountable for the profitability of the project(s), and develop an appropriate commercial strategy for the project(s) to ensure delivery of required margins


• Contribute to the management and maintenance of a contract cost reporting system ensuring all financial information is managed and up-to-date and tracked with budget/tender allowances, commitments and deviations highlighted and managed


• With other members of the team, produce and provide accurate forecasts of project cost to completion and final value


• Continually monitor projected costs to completion in line with budget


• Ensure that necessary interface information between customers, sub-contractors and other departments is provided in a timely manner


• Monitor cash flow and valuation plan, ensuring applications are made correctly and in a timely manner


• Ensure contract variations are identified, valued and turned into agreed variation orders with the customer in a timely manner


• Assist in ensuring effective records are maintained to support claims and that applications for payment for variations are issued in a timely manner


• Manage the subcontract tender process, including the selection of sub-contractors and provision of all relevant contract and schedule documentation


• Ensure that subcontracts are placed in an appropriate manner to step down appropriate responsibilities from the Main Contract


• Ensure that each sub-contractor’s account is managed strictly in accordance with their terms and conditions


• Ensure that any insurance claims are notified in accordance with CSUK requirements and that appropriate data is compiled for insurance claims


• Assist the Project Management team member(s) in arranging and undertaking project reviews and issue of associated reports


• Provide accurate monthly reporting of cost and value on the project(s) in line with the Company’s reporting process


• Ensure compliance with BMS and Group Minimum Commercial Expectations


• Where appropriate and where used on the specified project, utilise BIM to support progress monitoring, provide commercial reporting and incorporate information to support change management, variations orders and encourage all sub-contractors/supply chain members to integrate their work into BIM


• Live the Balfour Beatty Values


• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following qualities and experience:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Communication


• Teamwork / Role Model


• Leadership


• Achievement Focus (Achieving Results)


• Business and Customer Awareness


• Applies organisational aims & objectives


• Identifies with the customer needs


• Recognises opportunities & threats

Why work for us

If you’re inspired by the chance to grow like never before through meaningful work, join us as a Senior Quantity Surveyor. As well as benefits that include a share plan, pension, recognition scheme, employee assistance programme and generous annual and volunteering leave, you’ll be safe, seen, heard and respected throughout your career with us. Apply now.

About us

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace.  Through our Value Everyone D&I Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.  Our Smart Working policy enables employees to work flexibly where operationally possible and we would be happy to explore this with you.

To find out more about our Value Everyone D&I Strategy and Action Plan, visit our website at https://www.balfourbeatty.com/how-we-work/diversity-and-inclusion/

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information about Disability Confident can be found at https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/