Quantity Surveyor

Balfour Beatty plc; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working with up to 40% remote

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Pension and benefits

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Rail is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join the Hillington, Glasgow team, supporting the London Underground Batch A Piccadilly Line Upgrade. The role centers on commercial delivery for substation construction, HV cable routes and rail systems with strong governance and cost control.

You will manage subcontract packages, prepare forecasts, cost reconciliations and monthly CVRs, while liaising with delivery, planning, engineering and procurement to protect commercial outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience with NEC contracts, change control and compensation events.
• Ability to manage subcontract packages and cost value reporting.
• Strong commercial and governance discipline in rail/construction environment.

Responsibilities

• Apply GMCEs, governance requirements and maintain auditable records.
• Interrogate cost, value, forecast and change data to identify risks and opportunities.
• Measure and value works for substations, HV cabling and enabling works.
• Prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates from drawings and specs.
• Support procurement, valuations, variations and final accounts.

Skills

NEC contracts

Change control

Compensation events

Subcontract management

Cost value reporting

Education

BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Oracle R12

Job description

About The Role

Balfour Beatty Rail are recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to join the team based in Hillington, Glasgow. In this role you will support the commercial delivery of the Batch A Piccadilly Line Upgrade Project for London Underground, with a particular focus on substation construction, HV cable route works and associated rail systems infrastructure.

About The Role

Balfour Beatty Rail are recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to join the team based in Hillington, Glasgow. In this role you will support the commercial delivery of the Batch A Piccadilly Line Upgrade Project for London Underground, with a particular focus on substation construction, HV cable route works and associated rail systems infrastructure.

The role will provide robust commercial management across allocated work packages, ensuring cost, value, change, risk and supply chain performance are controlled in line with project, contractual and governance requirements.

Working as part of the project commercial team, the postholder will manage subcontract packages from procurement through to final account, support monthly cost value reporting, administer change control and prepare accurate, evidence-based forecasts for their area of responsibility.

The role requires close liaison with delivery, planning, engineering, procurement, finance and London Underground commercial representatives to ensure works are properly measured, valued, forecast and commercially protected.

The role will also include practical commercial administration such as raising and managing purchase orders, processing applications and payments, maintaining accurate records, supporting valuations and variations, and contributing to the development of trainee and apprentice Quantity Surveyors where required.

What you'll be doing

Apply the Company’s GMCEs, BMS and project governance requirements to all commercial activities, ensuring decisions are supported by accurate records and appropriate approvals.

Interrogate cost, value, forecast and change data to identify trends, risks and opportunities, providing clear commercial insight to support project decision making.

Measure, record and value works associated with substations, HV cabling and enabling works in accordance with contract requirements, earned value management principles and project procedures.

Measure & interpret specifications & drawings.

Build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates.

Translate measurement from drawings and Specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates.

Review short-term and periodic programmes to understand commercial impacts, key milestones, access constraints and package interfaces.

Plan commercial activities around procurement, valuation, change submission, payment and final account milestones to support programme delivery.

Have an understanding of delay and disruption programmes.

Use the company’s ERP System (Oracle R12).

Collate and maintain cost, value, accrual, commitment and forecast information for allocated packages, ensuring outputs are accurate and auditable.

Prepare cost reconciliations, package reports and commercial inputs for monthly CVRs and project forecasting reviews.

Support the procurement of subcontract and supplier packages by defining scope, obtaining quotations, assessing commercial returns and preparing award recommendations.

Record and document information including registration of interest.

Understand the steps / documentation required.

Build effective working relationships with London Underground, internal delivery teams and subcontractors to support accurate valuations, timely agreement of change and resolution of commercial issues.

Manage commercial records for change events, instructions, notices, quotations, assessments and compensation events, ensuring entitlement and substantiation are clearly evidenced.

Measure works, assess subcontractor applications, agree payment values and support the close-out of subcontract final accounts.

Development, Recruitment and Retention

Maintain a Personal Development Plan.

Supports the development of others.

Achieved or working towards professional membership from the RICS or CICES.

Who we're looking for

Ideally a BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent.

Possess experience gained within any of the following industries; Rail, Civil Engineering Construction, utilities, power systems, M&E or complex multidisciplinary projects.

Working knowledge of NEC contracts, change control, compensation events, subcontract management and cost value reporting.

Achievement-focused approach with the ability to manage deadlines, prioritise workload and maintain commercial control in a live project environment.

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.

Benefits

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 works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier‑free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

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