Senior Quantity Surveyor

About the role

Balfour Beatty is looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Regional Buildings team in Derby, working on our major expansion programme in partnership with Rolls-Royce.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key commercial role on a complex, high-profile programme, supporting the successful delivery of major construction and infrastructure works within a highly controlled and technically demanding environment.

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will take responsibility for the commercial management of your packages, working closely with the Project Manager, Commercial Manager, procurement teams, subcontractors and wider project stakeholders to ensure the project is delivered safely, efficiently and commercially successfully.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will:

• Take responsibility for the commercial management of allocated packages and workstreams.


• Manage the commercial and contractual aspects of subcontract packages from procurement through to final account.


• Prepare and manage forecasts, budgets, cost reports and monthly commercial reporting.


• Monitor project costs, commitments, accruals and cash flow.


• Lead the procurement and commercial management of subcontractors and suppliers.


• Prepare, review and negotiate subcontract orders and amendments.


• Manage change control, variations, compensation events and commercial risks.


• Ensure contractual notices and records are maintained appropriately.


• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:

• Significant experience working in a Quantity Surveying / Commercial role within the construction industry.


• Experience managing complex subcontract packages and commercial accounts.


• Strong knowledge of construction contracts and commercial management.


• Experience with procurement, forecasting, cost reporting and change management.


• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.


• The ability to work collaboratively with project and operational teams.


• Excellent commercial awareness and attention to detail.


• A proactive approach to identifying and managing commercial risks and opportunities.


• A relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.

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

Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We're making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we've got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

We're looking to continually improve our recruitment process, so if you have any feedback, please share this with us via candidaterecruitmentenquiries@balfourbeatty.com