via indeed · 27 May 2026 ·10 days ago

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Balfour Beatty
Birmingham Remote
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About the role

At Balfour Beatty, we are proud to be part of the delivery team for HS2, the UK’s flagship high\-speed rail programme, and a once\-in\-a\-generation project shaping the future of sustainable transport and construction innovation.

Join Balfour Beatty’s Regional Buildings team and play a key commercial role on one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes. We are seeking several experienced Senior Quantity Surveyors to support the commercial delivery of five reinforced concrete buildings that will house critical Mechanical \& Electrical (MEP) plant infrastructure along the HS2 route. These highly engineered structures are fundamental to HS2’s operational systems and bring together the challenges of heavy civil engineering with the precision of complex building construction.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor within this portfolio, you’ll take ownership of key commercial functions—driving robust cost management, supporting procurement and subcontractor engagement, and ensuring the successful delivery of technically demanding assets. You’ll work as part of a collaborative, high‑performing team contributing to a landmark national project that will serve the UK for generations. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and want to help shape the future of major infrastructure, we’d be keen to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

Governance

  • Has a good knowledge of and adheres to the Company’s governance requirements and maximises LEAN/digital opportunities.
Commercial Management and Administration
  • Orders information and systematically checks data

  • Prepares Activity Schedules, Resource Schedules \& analyses tender documents

  • Critically appraises, estimates and negotiates the above with 3rd parties

  • Reviews complex contract programmes such as Time\-Location,

  • Assists with the preparation of delay and disruption programmes

  • Monitors subcontract activities, measure and respond appropriately

  • Prepares Internal reports, commercial progress and financial reconciliation and report to senior project staff.
Customer/Change Management
  • Understanding of the Customer Contract and undertakes customer and stakeholder management

  • Analyses rates \& prices, agreement of variations and or compensation events as required

  • Prepares, submits and negotiates claims when required

  • Manages commercial aspects with Customer and Stakeholders for their area of responsibility
Procurement
  • Undertakes constructability analyses using construction programmes.

  • Prepares procurement programme and helps develop the strategy.
Who we're looking for

Essentials \- The following qualifications or their equivalent are essential:

  • BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent knowledge

  • MRCIS/MCInstCES/MCIOB or working towards them

  • CSCS Card (Professional Qualified Person)
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 believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

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. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

Job Reference: BBUK17369

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