Senior Quantity Surveyor – Power Transmission (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working – up to 40% remote

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Pension & Share incentive scheme

Diversity & inclusion policies

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial management of a 33kV cable replacement project in the UK. You will drive commercial performance across civil works, utilities and subcontract packages, ensuring robust cost control, forecasting and risk management, while maintaining governance and contractual integrity.

You will collaborate with the Project Manager and multidisciplinary teams, oversee payments, compensation events and change control, and mentor

Qualifications

• Experience with NEC contracts and civil/utility infrastructure projects.
• Strong cost control, forecasting and CVR skills.
• Ability to interpret contracts, scopes, drawings and programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day commercial management of the project & develop commercial strategy.
• Manage NEC contract obligations, notices, timescales and processes.
• Handle compensation events from notification to quotation and changes.
• Maintain robust change control with accurate cost/delivery data.
• Prepare monthly cost/value reconciliations, forecasts and reports.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities.
• Procure and manage subcontractors and suppliers; oversee payment processes.
• Provide commercial advice to Project Manager and wider team.

Skills

Commercial leadership

NEC contracts

Cost control

Forecasting

Change control

Subcontract management

Payments & valuations

Risk management

Cost and value reconciliations

Client relationship

Education

Quantity Surveying degree/related

Chartered status (RICS/CICES) or working towards

Job description

Balfour Beatty plc is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial management of a 33kV cable replacement project in the UK. You will drive commercial performance across civil works, utilities and subcontract packages, ensuring robust cost control, forecasting and risk management, while maintaining governance and contractual integrity.

You will collaborate with the Project Manager and multidisciplinary teams, oversee payments, compensation events and change control, and mentor