Senior Quantity Surveyor — NEC Contract Leader

Balfour Beatty plc; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 93,246 - 146,529; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working (up to 40% remote)

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Family friendly policies including 28+

Pension, share incentive plan, and POS

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Regional Building team in the West Midlands, supporting the N1N2 Project in Birmingham. You will drive commercial performance, manage costs and maximise value on a major NEC-based Buildings and Infrastructure scheme.

You will lead and mentor junior QS staff, with chartership aimed or in progress, and play a key role in developing commercial strategies and safeguarding the project’s commercial position.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying (BSc, MSc or equivalent).
• Chartered status with RICS/CIOB/ICES or working towards Chartership.
• Holder of a CSCS Professional Qualified Person Card (or able to obtain one).
• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within building, infrastructure or MEP sectors.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and commercial management practices.
• Experience managing project costs, forecasting, change control and subcontractor accounts.
• Commercially astute with negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead, mentor and develop junior commercial team members.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and best practice.

Responsibilities

• Managing all commercial aspects of the N1N2 project, ensuring costs are controlled, value is maximised, and project objectives are achieved.
• Preparing, analysing, and negotiating activity schedules, resource schedules, subcontract packages, and tender documentation.
• Administering NEC contracts, including the assessment and agreement of variations, compensation events, and change management processes.
• Monitoring subcontractor performance, measuring progress, and ensuring commercial obligations are effectively managed.
• Producing accurate commercial reports, cost forecasts, financial reconciliations, and progress updates for senior project stakeholders.
• Building and maintaining relationships with customers, suppliers, and key stakeholders, providing expert commercial support throughout the project lifecycle.
• Reviewing and challenging project programmes to identify opportunities, risks, and cost/delivery impacts.
• Preparing, submitting, and negotiating claims to protect commercial position.
• Supporting procurement activities, developing commercial strategies and securing best value from the supply chain.
• Driving governance, LEAN principles and digital tools to improve project performance.
• Undertaking constructability and risk analyses to support successful delivery.
• Leading, mentoring and developing junior team members toward chartership.

Skills

NEC contracts knowledge

Commercial management

Cost forecasting

Stakeholder management

Mentoring junior QS

Negotiation

Attention to detail

Professional development

Chartered status in progress

Education

BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying

Job description

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Regional Building team in the West Midlands, supporting the N1N2 Project in Birmingham. You will drive commercial performance, manage costs and maximise value on a major NEC-based Buildings and Infrastructure scheme.

You will lead and mentor junior QS staff, with chartership aimed or in progress, and play a key role in developing commercial strategies and safeguarding the project’s commercial position.