Senior MEP Quantity Surveyor

About The Role

Job Title: Senior MEP Quantity Surveyor

Location: Central Belt / East of Scotland

Company: Balfour Beatty – Regional Scotland

About The Role

Balfour Beatty is recruiting a Senior MEP Quantity Surveyor to support the delivery of a major MEP works package on the St Andrews New College development for the University of St Andrews.

This is a high‑profile higher‑education project, combining listed‑building refurbishment and new‑build academic accommodation, delivered by Balfour Beatty Regional Scotland with the MEP scope managed through Balfour Beatty MEP Scotland’s packaged delivery model.

The role is ideal for an experienced MEP commercial professional who thrives in complex, multi‑interface environments and wants exposure to a flagship project with long‑term career progression.

The Project – St Andrews New College (MEP Works)

You’ll play a key role in the commercial management of the MEP works package, covering mechanical, electrical and public‑health services across both refurbished heritage buildings and new academic facilities.

The MEP Scope Includes

• Full building services installation and integration
• Plant rooms, power infrastructure and controls
• Services to lecture theatres, teaching spaces, research areas, offices and public‑facing facilities
  
  

Delivery is through multiple specialist subcontract packages, requiring strong commercial control, change management and close coordination with build, architectural and conservation teams in a live university environment.

This is a commercially critical MEP package, central to programme certainty, value delivery and successful handover aligned to academic occupancy dates.

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities

• Take full commercial responsibility for allocated MEP subcontract packages

Manage cost reporting, forecasting, CVRs and final accounts

Lead procurement and commercial management of MEP subcontractors

Identify, price and agree variations and change events

Manage cash flow, valuations and applications for payment

Maintain robust commercial records to support change, claims and risk management

Work closely with project, design and construction teams to manage interfaces

Ensure compliance with Balfour Beatty commercial standards and governance

Support project reviews, reporting and stakeholder engagement

Who we're looking for

Essential

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor on MEP or building services packages
• Experience working within a Tier‑1 main contractor or major MEP contractor environment
• Strong understanding of commercial management, procurement and subcontract administration
• Experience managing complex MEP scopes on projects typically £10m+ in value
• Confident managing change, risk and cost certainty in live project environments
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills
• Proficient with commercial reporting systems and MS Office
• Valid CSCS card
  
  

Desirable

• Professional membership or working towards (RICS, CIOB, CIBSE or equivalent)
• Experience in refurbishment‑led or heritage‑sensitive projects
• Exposure to BIM‑enabled commercial reporting
  
  

Why Balfour Beatty?

• Work on flagship, technically complex projects across Scotland
• Be part of a market‑leading MEP delivery team within a Tier‑1 contractor
• Clear progression routes into Managing QS / Commercial Manager roles
• Strong pipeline of education, energy, civils and complex build work
• Competitive salary, car allowance, bonus and benefits package
  
  

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 70:20:10* approach 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.
  
  

For further information about Balfour Beatty Scotland please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers/Scotland - You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers section

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?

Benefits

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

From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland’s transition towards net zero in the built environment.

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