Senior Quantity Surveyor

Balfour Beatty plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote (where/

25 days’ annual leave (pro rata)

Family friendly policies (maternity/ad

Pension and incentive schemes

Volunteering leave

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support the Lower Thames Crossing project. The role leads commercial management from pre-contract through final account, driving value, cost control and governance while mentoring more junior team members.

The successful candidate will have experience on major construction or infrastructure projects, be familiar with NEC contracts, and possess strong risk management, budgeting and stakeholder skills.

Qualifications

• Chartered professional (RICS/CIOB) or working towards chartership.
• Experience managing major construction/infrastructure projects.
• Excellent working knowledge of NEC contracts (NEC3/NEC4 preferred).
• Proven ability to manage risk, change and cost forecasting.
• Strong negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading or mentoring commercial team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial management of assigned projects, ensuring adherence to NEC4 or equivalent contract conditions.
• Manage budgets, forecasting, cost reporting (CVRs), and change control processes.
• Prepare, assess, and agree compensation events, valuations and final accounts.
• Ensure payment mechanisms, applications and certifications are managed accurately and on time.
• Develop subcontract procurement strategies, including tendering, negotiation and award.
• Identify, manage and mitigate commercial and contractual risks.
• Provide clear commercial advice to project teams and senior stakeholders.
• Mentor Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors; share expertise.

Skills

NEC contracts knowledge

Cost forecasting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

Chartered member of RICS/CIOB (or working towards)

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty Power T&D is recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support the Lower Thames Crossing Project.

The Senior Quantity Surveyor is responsible for the commercial management of projects from pre‑contract through to final account, ensuring robust cost control, value for money, commercial compliance, and effective risk management. The role provides leadership to the commercial team and supports the delivery of projects in line with contractual, financial, and governance requirements.

The successful candidate will seek to minimise project costs while maximising value, ensuring that the highest standards of safety, quality, and performance are achieved.
Typically, the Senior Quantity Surveyor will be a Chartered Member of RICS, ICES, or CIOB (or working towards chartership) and will have experience managing and mentoring less‑experienced commercial team members, supporting their development towards professional qualification.

The role also requires a commitment to maintaining Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and contributing to the ongoing development of commercial capability within the project team.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the commercial management of assigned projects, ensuring adherenceto contract conditions (typically NEC4 or equivalent).
• Manage project budgets, forecasting, cost reporting (CVRs), and changecontrol processes.
• Prepare, assess, and agree compensation events, valuations, and finalaccounts.
• Ensure payment mechanisms, applications, and certifications are managedaccurately and on time.
• Managesubcontractprocurementstrategies,includingtendering,negotiation, and contract award.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate commercial and contractual risks.
• Supportgovernanceapprovalsandensurecompliancewithinternalcommercial and financial controls.
• Provide clear commercial advice to project teams and senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to dispute avoidance and, where necessary, support resolutionprocedures.
• Provide line management, mentoring, and technical guidance to QuantitySurveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors.
• Collaborate with project managers, procurement, legal, and finance teams tosupport successful project delivery.
• Build effective relationships with clients, supply chain partners, and internalstakeholders.
• Produce accurate, timely commercial reports for internal review and seniorleadership.
• Ensure robust record-keeping and audit trail in line with contractual andbusiness requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within commercial processes and
  systems.

Who we're looking for

• Anorganised,innovative,andcreativeSeniorQuantitySurveyorwithenthusiasm for gaining knowledge and experience of working on diverseProjects and Portfolio’s.
• Strong experience managing commercial activities on major construction or
  infrastructure projects.
• Excellent working knowledge of NEC contracts (NEC3/NEC4 preferred).
• Proven ability to manage risk, change, and cost forecasting.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading or mentoring commercial team members.
• High level of commercial awareness and attention to detail.
• Demonstration of working to deadlines, working efficiently and to a highstandard.
• Excellent communication skills with all internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstration of resilience and determination to succeed (achievementfocus).
• Proactively manage opportunities, risks, and threats.

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.

Why join 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, visitwww.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]