1 Managing Quantity Surveyor (HVDC) roles in Hull

What you'll be doing

• Leading the commercial delivery of major power sector works, ensuring outcomes are profitable, sustainable and aligned with client expectations.


• Helping to shape, coach and develop a young commercial team, setting clear standards and supporting individual progression.


• Creating an environment where people take ownership, communicate effectively and continue to develop their commercial capability.


• Developing and implementing commercial strategy across complex contracts.


• Managing commercial risk, governance and reporting across the project.


• Managing the monthly CVR and associated commercial reports.


• Clearly reporting commercial performance, risks and opportunities to senior project leadership.


• Building trusted relationships with clients, stakeholders, delivery partners and the supply chain.


• Taking commercial ownership of major subcontract packages, including contract administration, change management, commercial negotiation and the agreement of final accounts.


• Coordinating procurement, accounts, planning, supply chain, estimating and surveying activities.


• Providing project coordination support across key support functions, including Ecology, Health & Safety and other project disciplines, helping to identify and remove blockers and keep delivery aligned with programme and commercial objectives.

Who we're looking for

• An established Quantity Surveyor with a strong commercial track record, either already operating at Managing QS level or ready to take that next step, ideally with experience in large-scale infrastructure, energy or power projects.


• The full suite of professional QS skills and qualifications, but more importantly, the ability to apply them in real-world, high-pressure environments.


• FIDIC contract experience desirable, but not essential.


• A results-driven mindset, with the ability to think outside the box, challenge conventional approaches and identify innovative solutions that deliver the optimum outcome for the project.


• Track record of managing and developing a commercial team and be themselves a Chartered Member or Fellow of the RICS, ICES or CIOB, and a mentor/role model to other commercial staff on their journey to becoming professionally qualified.


• Strong alignment with Balfour Beatty values; Lean, Expert, Trusted, Safe — and the ability to bring these to life daily in how you lead, deliver, and inspire others.

Why work for us

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…

About us

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 transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and 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. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com