Job Description

About the role

Job Title

: Quantity Surveyor

Location:

Warrington, Derby or Leeds (#LI-Hybrid working - 2 days per week office-based)

Project Type:

Structural Concrete Repair, Strengthening, Protection and Refurbishment

Company:

Balvac

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Balfour Beatty Group

About Us:

Join Balvac - Keeping the UK's Critical Infrastructure Strong

Balvac is one of Balfour Beatty's most specialist and technically skilled businesses - dedicated to structural concrete repair, strengthening, protection and refurbishment of vital civil infrastructure across the UK. From bridges and tunnels to power assets, ports, highways and energy structures, Balvac plays a crucial role in extending the life of the UK's most important assets.



With 10-20 live projects at any one time, ranging from a few thousand pounds to multi-million-pound schemes, Balvac delivers complex works across transport, energy, highways and public infrastructure for major clients such as National Highways, Local Authorities, EDF, NRS and Tier 1 contractors.



This is a fantastic opportunity to join a niche, high-performing team where every project is different, and your work truly makes an impact.

What you'll be doing

The Role: Quantity Surveyor

As a Quantity Surveyor with Balvac, you will support both pre- and post-contract activities across multiple live projects. You'll be central to ensuring commercial excellence, strong financial governance and the successful delivery of schemes across the region.



You'll join one of our commercial offices in Warrington, Derby, or Leeds, with the flexibility to work from home and visit sites as needed. The team typically works 2 days per week in the office, with full flexibility built into the role

What you'll be doing

You will be responsible for commercial and contractual control of projects, including:


Managing commercial strategy and supporting profitability on allocated schemes Maintaining contract cost reporting systems and producing accurate cost forecasts Monitoring costs to completion and managing budgets, variations and change Ensuring subcontract tenders, placement and accounts are administered correctly Managing applications for payment, cash flow and valuation plans Supporting project reviews, monthly reporting and stakeholder communication Ensuring compliance with Balfour Beatty's BMS and commercial expectations Building strong relationships with customers, supply chain and internal teams Acting in line with Balfour Beatty values and maintaining a focus on Zero Harm

Who we're looking for

What You Need

We welcome candidates from a range of backgrounds - ideally with experience in civils, infrastructure, concrete repair, highways, or structural works. But if you come from construction or wider built-environment backgrounds with strong commercial capability, we'd still love to hear from you.

Essential Experience

Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying Strong working knowledge of construction law, contracts (including NEC), tendering and procurement Experience managing subcontractor packages and administering contracts Good IT, numeracy and reporting skills Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team A results-driven mindset with strong negotiation and stakeholder skills

Desirable

Professional membership (RICS, CICES, CIOB, ICE etc.)

Why join Balvac?

Work on

unique, technically challenging projects

that directly maintain and enhance the UK's critical infrastructure Be part of a small, specialist team with real variety in day-to-day work Strong pipelines and repeat business from major clients Flexible working arrangements Opportunities for career development across Balfour Beatty's national operations

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.



We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it's sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.


#Balvac

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

Balvac is a leading specialist structural repair, strengthening and refurbishment contractor and wholly owned subsidiary of the Balfour Beatty Group. We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation.



Our core business is the structural repair strengthening, protection and refurbishment of existing civil and building structure across the UK. We are active in highways, rail infrastructure, power including nuclear licensed sites and industrial facilities.



Specialist capabilities include: Concrete repair, including wet and dry spray concrete, Crack injection, Leak sealing injection, Structural strengthening including the use of FRP composite materials, Corrosion Protection and Cathodic Protection, Post tensioning to bridges, tanks and nuclear reactor vessels, Concrete carriageway rehabilitation using vacuum assisted void grouting and slab realignment techniques.



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 the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). 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/



Job Reference: BBUK16661