Senior Quantity Surveyor - Southampton

Balfour Beatty; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and infrastructure company in Southampton is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage the commercial delivery of their projects. The role involves collaboration with operational and finance teams to ensure optimal financial performance. Ideal candidates will have commercial experience in infrastructure, strong NEC4 knowledge, and excellent communication skills. This position offers hybrid working, professional development, and a robust benefits package, making it an excellent career opportunity.

Benefits

25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)

Hybrid working model

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Strong commercial and contractual experience within infrastructure environments.
• Detailed understanding of NEC4 or equivalent forms of contract.
• Experience of managing subcontractors and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial aspects of Living Places contracts.
• Support strategic decision-making and ensure effective financial control.
• Contribute to the management of the contract risk register.

Skills

Commercial and contractual experience

Understanding of NEC4 contracts

Experience of managing subcontractors

Planning and organisational skills

Stakeholder influence

Strong IT skills

Education

Chartered or working towards RICS/ICES

Tools

MS Office

Commercial/costing systems

Job description

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About the role

Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Southampton (Hybrid - 2 days in the office including Mondays)

Project Type: Highways | Civils | Ports | Local Authority Services - Living Places

Company: Balfour Beatty Group

About Us

Balfour Beatty Living Places delivers essential highways, civils, public realm and port infrastructure services across Southampton and Portsmouth. Through long-term partnerships with local authorities, we maintain, improve and transform the places where communities live, work and travel.

With continued growth and a significant pipeline of repeat business, we are now looking to appoint a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support the commercial delivery of our Southampton & Portsmouth portfolio.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established contract, working closely with operational, finance and client teams to ensure strong commercial performance and best value outcomes.

What you will be doing

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will play a key role in managing the commercial aspects of our Living Places contracts, supporting strategic decision-making and ensuring effective financial control.

You will work collaboratively across the business‑colleagues, client partners, and supply chain‑to deliver commercially sound solutions that support the long‑term success of the contract.

Commercial & Contract Management

• Understand contract requirements, NEC4 provisions and tender strategies, ensuring compliance with all commercial processes.
• Manage subcontractors effectively, including engagement, variations, cost control and final accounts.
• Support commercial reporting including WIP valuation, accruals, open‑book reporting and month‑end activities.
• Assist in developing and implementing the commercial strategy for the contract.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Attend and influence client meetings, representing Balfour Beatty professionally and positively.
• Promote company values and objectives in all client discussions.
• Support the identification, pricing and presentation of change (EWs & CEs) in line with NEC4 processes.

Risk, Finance & Performance

• Contribute to the management of the contract risk register, helping track both risks and opportunities.
• Support Operations and Finance teams to ensure solutions are financially robust and deliver best value.
• Provide commercial documentation in the event of disputes and ensure accurate audit trails.

Supply Chain & Procurement

• Work with procurement teams on the setup, administration and performance management of subcontract agreements.
• Promote strong supply chain relationships to benefit the contract and wider Living Places business.

Who we're looking for

What You Need

• Strong commercial and contractual experience, ideally within highways, civils, infrastructure or public realm environments.
• Detailed understanding of NEC4 or equivalent forms of contract.
• Experience of managing subcontractors, variations, cost control and change management.
• Excellent planning, organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and support commercial decision‑making.
• Chartered or working towards RICS/ICES (preferred).
• Strong IT skills (MS Office; commercial/costing systems).
• Commitment to integrity, teamwork and excellence.

Why join us

• Long‑term, stable portfolio with meaningful community impact.
• Significant repeat business and strong local authority relationships.
• Hybrid working with a collaborative, supportive team culture.
• Professional development pathways, including chartership support.
• Opportunity to shape commercial performance on a major local contract.

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.

Professional and personal development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career. We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

About us

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long‑term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

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.

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/

Continuously improving resourcing process

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].