Senior Quantity Surveyor

Connect Plus Services; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Plus Services (CPS) is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK, delivering the M25 project. We seek a commercially astute Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial delivery across major civils/highways works and to drive value within the project team.

You will manage budgets, NEC contract compliance, and stakeholder engagement, with mentoring responsibilities for junior colleagues. A proactive, results-driven approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree (BSc or MSc) in Quantity Surveying or related discipline.
• Experience within civils, highways or infrastructure environments.
• Strong NEC contract knowledge and commercial management experience.
• Proven ability to lead commercial delivery and manage project performance.
• Experience managing or mentoring junior commercial team members.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and client-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare activity and resource schedules and analyse tender documentation.
• Monitor and audit costs to ensure compliance with subcontract terms.
• Critically assess, estimate and negotiate with subcontractors and third parties.
• Review complex programmes (including Time-Location) and support delay and disruption analysis.
• Monitor and report on commercial performance across main and subcontract accounts.
• Provide commercial insight and reporting to senior project stakeholders.
• Manage commercial relationships with clients and key stakeholders.
• Administer contracts, including issuing notices, certificates and managing change.
• Lead on cost value reconciliation (CVR) and earned value reporting.
• Assess variations and changes in accordance with contract conditions.
• Prepare, submit and negotiate claims where required.
• Produce accurate cost and value forecasts for projects.

Skills

NEC contract knowledge

Commercial management

Leadership

Client-facing experience

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring junior team

Budgeting and CVR

Education

BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying or related

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare activity and resource schedules and analyse tender documentation.
• Monitor and audit costs to ensure compliance with subcontract terms.
• Critically assess, estimate and negotiate with subcontractors and third parties.
• Review complex programmes (including Time-Location) and support delay and disruption analysis.
• Monitor and report on commercial performance across main and subcontract accounts.
• Provide commercial insight and reporting to senior project stakeholders.
• Manage commercial relationships with clients and key stakeholders.
• Administer contracts, including issuing notices, certificates and managing change.
• Lead on cost value reconciliation (CVR) and earned value reporting.
• Assess variations and changes in accordance with contract conditions.
• Prepare, submit and negotiate claims where required.
• Produce accurate cost and value forecasts for projects.

Who We’re Looking For

About You

We are looking for a commercially astute professional who can lead, influence and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

Essential

• Degree (BSc or MSc) in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Experience within civils, highways or infrastructure environments.
• Strong NEC contract knowledge and commercial management experience.
• Proven ability to lead commercial delivery and manage project performance.
• Experience managing or mentoring junior commercial team members.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and client-facing experience.

Desirable

• Membership of RICS, ICES or a similar professional body (or working towards).

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.