Job Description

About the role

Shape the commercial success of inspiring infrastructure projects as a Senior Quantity Surveyor. You'll join for our stability, award-winning training and huge scope for career development. You'll stay for our culture that feels like family in an organisation that's the biggest of its kind. From community-based projects to the UK's biggest civil engineering works, we've a presence in almost every market. This is your chance to grow with us.



As part of the Regional Buildings division, you will join the team working and based at QEH in Birmingham. This role is suited to a commercially bias lateral thinking individual who possesses an inquisitive and investigative mindset, ideally a Senior QS with Claims/arbitration experience, as well as experience in PFI Contracts and a legal understanding.



Working in the post construction stage of the project, the role will include the identification and interpretation of contractual exposure / entitlement; review of existing supply chain contract documentation; and exploring liability and recovery of cost.



Reporting directly to the Commercial Manager, the role will also involve some traditional QS related tasks typically including pricing of variations, cost planning, forecast modelling, and minimising risk / maximising opportunities appropriately both up and downstream.



The ideal candidate will have previous life cycle cost modelling experience, and involvement in cost recovery exercises through claim preparation for delays and disruption. Experience of Facilities Management and / or PFI contracts are desirable but not essential. Particular interest in law, contracts and complex contentious matters is beneficial, although specific experience is less important than mindset.



This is a unique opportunity to join a market leading Contractor and dynamic Commercial team. It would suit a person wishing to expand their commercial skillset from the traditional QS path and diversify into a Quantum Claim / Dispute bias function.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor and custodian of the commercial side of construction works, you'll have experience in:


Analytical Thinking & Decision Making Orders information and systematically checks data Cost Engineering Prepares Activity Schedules, Resource Schedules & analyses tender documents Estimating Critically appraises, estimates and negotiates the above with 3rd parties Planning Reviews complex contract programmes such as Time-Location, Assists with the preparation of delay and disruption programmes Project Management Monitors subcontract activities, measure and respond appropriately Analyses the commercial progress and report to senior project staff Procurement Undertakes constructability analyses using construction programmes Prepares procurement programme and helps develop the strategy Commercial Management Analyses rates & prices, agreement of variations and or compensation events as required Prepares, submits and negotiates claims when required Prepares Internal reports, commercial progress and financial reconciliation Development, Recruitment and Retention Maintains own Personal Development Plan Actively supports the development of others Produces plans for team to achieve goals / aspirations Supports recruitment of lower grades

Who we're looking for

The following qualifications are essential:


BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB (or working towards)

The following qualities/experience are desirable:


Communication Teamwork / Role Model Leadership Achievement Focus (Achieving Results) Business and Customer Awareness Applies organisational aims & objectives Identifies with the customer needs Recognises opportunities & threat

Why work for us

If you're inspired by the chance to grow like never before through meaningful work, join us as a Senior Quantity Surveyor. As well as benefits that include a share plan, pension, recognition scheme, employee assistance programme and generous annual and volunteering leave, you'll be safe, seen, heard and respected throughout your career with us. Apply now.

About us

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone D&I Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. Our Smart Working policy enables employees to work flexibly where operationally possible and we would be happy to explore this with you.



To find out more about our Value Everyone D&I Strategy and Action Plan, visit our website at https://www.balfourbeatty.com/how-we-work/diversity-and-inclusion/



As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with disabled people and people with 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 about Disability Confident can be found at https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/



Job Reference: BBUK13767