Quantity Surveyor

Connect Plus Services; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Plus Services (CPS) is recruiting a Quantity Surveyor to join the CPS team supporting the M25 London Orbital Motorway project in Leatherhead. You will contribute to commercial activities, cost tracking and governance within a high-profile infrastructure environment.

The role offers exposure to a complex network, collaboration with industry leaders, and a pathway to professional accreditation, with strong emphasis on value engineering, procurement, and cost control.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Teamworking and collaboration.
• Achievement-focused with a results-driven approach.
• Previous commercial work experience and/or industry knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Support senior members of the commercial team in delivering a wide range of commercial duties.
• Procure and administer supply chain agreements.
• Minimise project costs and maximise value for money.
• Ensure the required standards and quality are achieved for our customers.
• Act as a positive role model for less experienced members of the commercial team.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Education

BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying

Tools

ERP system

Job description

About the Role

Quantity Surveyor – Balfour Beatty – Connect Plus Services (CPS)

Location: Leatherhead

We have an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Connect Plus Services (CPS) team, supporting the M25 London Orbital Motorway project.

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis, responsible for operating and maintaining the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. Delivering over £100m of annual investment, alongside planned and reactive maintenance, this is a complex and high-profile network requiring robust and efficient planning.

If you are building a career in highways, this role offers exposure to one of the UK’s most challenging and dynamic infrastructure environments.

What You’ll Be Doing

A Quantity Surveyor has a number of years’ experience in the measurement and valuation of civil engineering work and reconciliation of costs. You will support senior members of the commercial team in delivering a wide range of commercial duties, while also taking responsibility for procuring and administering supply chain agreements.

You will actively seek to minimise project costs and maximise value for money, while ensuring the required standards and quality are achieved for our customers.

Typically, you will be chartered or in the final stages of achieving professional membership of RICS, ICES or a similar professional body, and act as a positive role model for less experienced members of the commercial team.

Governance

• Maintain a good knowledge of, and adherence to, the Company’s GMCEs, BMS and other governance requirements.

Analytical Thinking & Decision Making

• Organise information effectively and systematically review and validate data.

Cost Engineering

• Measure, record and value work independently in accordance with relevant rules and procedures.

Estimating

• Measure and interpret specifications and drawings.
• Build estimates from first principles, including both net and gross estimates.
• Translate measurements from drawings and specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of Rates.

Planning

• Review weekly, monthly and sectional programmes of work.
• Plan commercial activities to align with programme requirements.
• Demonstrate an understanding of delay and disruption programmes.

Project Management

• Use the Company’s ERP system.
• Collate cost and value information.
• Prepare cost reconciliation statements.

Who We’re Looking For

Essential Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying, or equivalent relevant experience.

Desirable Qualities and Experience

• Strong communication skills.
• Teamworking and collaboration.
• Achievement-focused with a results-driven approach.
• Previous commercial work experience and/or industry knowledge.

Behavioural Competencies

Inspiring: Champions curiosity and continuous improvement, role modelling change and managing risks to achieve project outcomes.

Energising: Role models positive and energised project focussed attitudes towards and continuous improvement.

Challenging: seeks and advocates improvements to add value and drive continuous performance.

Challengeable: Encourage a culture of skilled challenging and seek to understand and explore challenge to enable improvement.

Influencing: Builds commitment and consensus, and role models CPS leadership behaviours to deliver our goals.

Why Work for Us?

At Connect Plus Services (CPS), you’ll be part of a world-class team maintaining and operating the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. As a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, we play a vital role in keeping millions of journeys moving safely and efficiently.

A Career Like No Other

Working on the M25 offers unrivalled experience, challenges, and opportunities that no other highways project can provide. You’ll be exposed to cutting-edge technology, large-scale infrastructure, and complex engineering solutions, making every day dynamic and rewarding.

Long-Term Stability & Growth

With 15+ years remaining on this project, we offer career stability, professional development, and progression opportunities. Whether you’re looking to build new skills or take the next step in your career, we invest in your growth.

A Supportive & Inclusive Team

At CPS, your contributions matter. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where safety, innovation, and teamwork drive everything we do.

CPS recognises the impact of our work on the environment and the communities surrounding the M25 network. We are committed to reducing our carbon footprint while delivering wider sustainability outcomes, including environmental protection, social value, and responsible resource use. Through sustainable practices, innovation, and long‑term stewardship, we aim to support community wellbeing and ensure responsible, future‑focused delivery.

About us

Connect Plus Services (CPS) is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 800 colleagues, we operate and maintain the 117‑mile M25 network on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways, managing over 100,000 assets to keep Europe’s busiest orbital motorway moving 24/7.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. As a Disability Confident Employer and Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme, we actively support equality, inclusion and social value, and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.