Quantity Surveyor

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

3/27/2025

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Rail team based in Glasgow or London.

Role Purpose:

• The successful candidate will be supporting other more senior members of the commercial team in delivering the varied commercial duties as well as being responsible for procuring and managing our supply chain. They actively seek to minimise the costs of a project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality for our Customers. Typically, a QS will be chartered or in the final stages of achieving professional membership of the RICS, ICES or CIOB and will be a peer role model for those less experienced members of the commercial team.
• Roles specific to the PLU Batch A project will include management of subcontract packages from order completion, through the monthly valuations and day to day management of variations. In addition, they will be expected to provide detailed trade forecasts each months of costs for input into the overall project forecast.
• Internal activities such as purchase order placement, processing of payments and liaison with the client’s surveyor team for valuations and variations. There will also be the opportunity to manage and develop trainee and apprentice Quantity Surveyors.

What you'll be doing

Governance

• Has a good knowledge of and adheres to the Company’s GMCEs, BMS and other governance

Analytical Thinking & Decision Making

• Orders information and systematically checks data

Cost Engineering

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

Estimating

• Measure & interpret specifications & drawings
• Build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates
• Translate measurement from drawings and Specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates

Planning

• Review weekly, monthly, section programmes of works
• Plan commercial activities to meet requirements of programmes
• Have an understanding of delay and disruption programmes

Project Management

• Use the company’s ERP System (Oracle R12)
• Collation of Cost and Value Information
• Preparation of Cost reconciliation statements

Procurement

• Collect information required to specify procurement requirements
• Record and document information including registration of interest
• Understand the steps / documentation required

Commercial Management

• Undertakes customer and stakeholder management for their area of responsibility
• Collation of cost and value information
• Measurement of works and agreements with subcontractors

Development, Recruitment and Retention

• Maintain a Personal Development Plan
• Supports the development of others
• Working towards professional membership from the RICS, ICES or CIOB

Who we're looking for

The following qualifications are essential:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Communication
• Teamwork
• Achievement Focus (Achieving Results)
• Previous Commercial Work experience
• Industry knowledge

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

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

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: [email protected]