Managing Quantity Surveyor

About the role

At Balfour Beatty, we don't just build infrastructure, we deliver the projects that power communities and support the UK's transition to a low-carbon future. As a Managing Quantity Surveyor within our Power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) business, you'll play a key role in delivering Net Zero Teesside (NZT), one of the UK's flagship energy infrastructure projects.

📍 Flexible base locations: Leeds (Thorpe Park), Newcastle (Quorum Business Park) or the NZT Project Office.

We offer hybrid working; however, regular site presence is essential. We're looking for a commercially driven leader who enjoys working closely with operational teams, building strong stakeholder relationships, and helping to deliver a landmark project that will shape the future of UK energy.

What you'll be doing

• Experience of NEC contract administration and management


• Measure, record and value work unsupervised in accordance with appropriate rules and procedures


• Composition of applications for payment, data assurance/analysis and final account procedures


• Use and manage project accounting systems, monitor costs, and produce cost vs value reconciliations


• Review programmes of works and plan commercial activities to meet the requirements of programmes


• End to end supplier procurement, supply chain management, contract administration and value for money assurance


• Actively identity, communicate and manage risk in collaboration with the project team


• Support the development of other team members and provide professional guidance


• Hold or be working towards professional membership from the RICS or equivalent

Who we're looking for

The following qualifications are essential:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent)


• The following qualities/experience are desirable:


• Leadership experience


• Analytical thinking and decision making


• Communication


• Teamwork


• Achievement focus


• Industry knowledge

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us

Balfour Beattys Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the worlds most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. 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. Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/