Senior Quantity Surveyor

Balfour Beatty plc; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Family friendly policies

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial performance on the North Hykeham Relief Road project in Lincolnshire. You will oversee cost planning, contracts and final accounts, ensuring value, risk management and robust reporting across a major highways scheme.

Join a collaborative team, mentor junior commercial staff, oversee subcontract packages and maintain strong client relationships while upholding BB standards throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying (or related commercial discipline).
• Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB (or working towards chartership).
• Proven experience as QS/Senior QS on civil engineering/highways/infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and cost control.
• Experience forecasting, valuations, variations and final accounts.

Responsibilities

• Manage all commercial and contractual aspects from cost planning through to final account.
• Control project costs and deliver on the scheme's commercial objectives.
• Maximise value for money while maintaining safety and quality standards.
• Prepare, review and negotiate subcontract packages, valuations, variations and compensation events.
• Monitor budgets, forecast costs and identify commercial risks and opportunities.
• Produce accurate financial reports and provide commercial insight for decision making.
• Collaborate with operations to align commercial with programme delivery.
• Manage client and stakeholder relationships and resolve commercial issues.
• Support the Commercial Manager/Managing QS in delivering the commercial strategy.
• Lead and develop a small team of QS and ASQ, with mentoring for junior staff.

Skills

NEC contracts

Commercial management

Cost control

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Education

BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team on the landmark North Hykeham Relief Road project in Lincolnshire. This major infrastructure scheme will deliver the final section of the Lincoln radial ring road, creating a new 8km dual carriageway connecting the A46 west of Lincoln to the A15 at Sleaford Road and significantly improving regional connectivity.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key commercial role on a complex and high‑profile civil engineering project featuring major earthworks, highways construction, and the delivery of five new structures, including a striking 100m three‑span bridge crossing the River Witham. Additional structures include the Station Road Overbridge, Wath Lane Accommodation Bridge, Viking Way Footbridge, and a dedicated Bat Bridge, alongside multiple new junctions connecting to the existing local road network.

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be instrumental in managing the commercial performance of the project, ensuring value is maximised, risks are effectively managed, and commercial objectives are achieved throughout the construction lifecycle. Joining Balfour Beatty means contributing to infrastructure that will leave a lasting legacy for the region while working within a collaborative team on one of Lincolnshire's most significant highways schemes.

What you'll be doing

• Managing all commercial and contractual aspects of the project, from initial cost planning through to final account agreement.
• Controlling project costs and ensuring the successful commercial delivery of the North Hykeham Relief Road scheme.
• Maximising value for money while maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety and project performance.
• Preparing, reviewing and negotiating subcontract packages, valuations, variations and compensation events.
• Monitoring project budgets, forecasting costs and identifying commercial risks and opportunities.
• Producing accurate financial reports and providing commercial insight to support project decision-making.
• Working closely with operational teams to ensure commercial objectives are aligned with programme and delivery requirements.
• Managing client and stakeholder relationships, ensuring contractual obligations are met and commercial issues are resolved effectively.
• Supporting the Commercial Manager or Managing Quantity Surveyor in delivering the project's commercial strategy.
• Leading and developing a small team of Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors, providing guidance, support and performance management.
• Mentoring and coaching junior commercial professionals, helping them progress towards professional qualifications with organisations such as RICS, ICES or CIOB.
• Driving best practice commercial management processes and ensuring compliance with Balfour Beatty procedures and governance requirements.
• Contributing to a collaborative project environment focused on achieving successful outcomes for the client, stakeholders and local community.

Who we're looking for

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying (or a related commercial discipline).
• Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB (or actively working towards chartership).
• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor on civil engineering, highways or major infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts, commercial management and cost control.
• Experience preparing forecasts, valuations, variations and final accounts.
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and project teams.
• Experience mentoring and developing junior commercial team members.
• Commercially astute, detail-oriented and able to identify risks and opportunities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills.

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

With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

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]