Managing Quantity Surveyor

Balfour Beatty; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Managing Quantity Surveyor, where your expertise will contribute to significant infrastructure projects. This hybrid role offers the chance to engage in commercial management and financial oversight of complex projects, ensuring their success from inception to completion. You'll be part of a dynamic team, responsible for driving value and managing risks while fostering a culture of development and mentorship. Enjoy a competitive salary, professional growth opportunities, and the flexibility to work from home while making a meaningful impact in the industry.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Car Allowance

Pension Scheme

Family-Friendly Policies

Professional Development Opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Volunteering Opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven skills in commercial awareness and client liaison.
• Experience in managing supply chains and financial reporting.
• Ability to mentor and develop junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial aspects of major infrastructure projects.
• Provide commercial input and manage costs effectively.
• Develop and lead a small team to achieve project goals.

Skills

Cost Management

Commercial Awareness

Negotiation Skills

Project Management

Client Liaison

Risk Management

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Chartered Member of RICS, ICES, or CIOB

Relevant Degree

Tools

NEC Contracts

Job description

About the role

Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark; they're an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise. Join our Power Commercial team as a Managing Quantity Surveyor and you'll deliver complex work that really matters to our business and become involved in some of the biggest infrastructure projects in the industry.

Location: Motherwell, Scotland - Based at the Maxim Office with travel required to support substation projects across Argyll..

This is a hybrid role based at Maxim Park (Motherwell), with regular travel to key active sites in Argyll - including Crarae, An Suidhe, and Craig Murrail - and the flexibility to work from home in line with Balfour Beatty's Smart Working policy.

Role Purpose:

• Responsible for the financial management of a major, complex project(s) or a number of projects from inception, tendering, negotiating and agreeing contracts and then commercially delivering Projects often worth many tens of millions of pounds.
• Integral part of the project leadership team where they hold key responsibilities associated with the commercial and financial success of each project.
• Experienced individuals who have risen through the ranks of the industry and their role is broad and includes anything from risk management to procurement, financial reporting and managing the supply chain.
• Proven skills in commercial awareness, client liaison, project management and now developing team leadership. They will also have an extensive understanding of the construction industry, flexibility and a talent for negotiation.
• Demonstrate willingness and capability to 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.

What you'll be doing

• Provides commercial input to Value Engineering reviews for different forms of construction.
• To support the review of tenders, including estimates, cost data and contract reviews.
• Commercial management of a large infrastructure project or a portfolio of smaller projects.
• Develop and directly manage a small team.
• Manage costs n relation to infrastructure projects with experience of identifying commercial risks and opportunities in respect of their works.
• Deliver varied commercial duties including responsibility for procuring and managing supply chain.
• Optimise commercial performance through diligent cost control and value for money opportunities, whilst achieving the require standards and quality for our customers.
• Create and maintain commercial relationships to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Contract administration with both client and subcontractors.
• Provide support and adherence for the end-to-end Gated Business Lifecycle process (Gates 1-8).
• Proactively drive career and personal development, including professional certification.

Who we're looking for

• Costs management and maximising value on a large project or portfolio of projects.
• Embedding a mindset within the team of financial and commercial control within a project(s).
• In-depth knowledge and experience of procuring and managing supply chain.
• Maintain a Personal Development Plan to ensure continuous personal and professional development.
• Already in possession of or working towards professional accreditation.
• Proactively develop, mentor and coach immediate members to ensure development of talent and succession within the team.
• Demonstration of working to deadlines including effective delegation, working efficiently and to a high standard.
• Excellent communication skills with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Keen interest and experience in infrastructure projects.
• Demonstration of resilience and determination to succeed (achievement focus).
• Proactively manage opportunities, risks and threats.
• Experience of NEC contracts.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

• Competitive salary + car
• 37.5-hour workweek (Monday to Friday)
• Pension scheme: Up to 5% employee & 7% employer contributions
• Family-friendly policies:
• 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave
• 4 weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Professional development: Access to a broad range of learning opportunities, including qualifications
• Employee Assistance Programme for support and well-being
• Volunteering opportunities: Up to 2 days per year

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: [e-mail]