Job Description

About the role

Our diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy Value everyone, drives action to improve diversity in our organisation and create an inclusive culture. It promotes high performance, engagement and makes Balfour Beatty a great place to work. We encourage innovative and fresh ways of thinking, allowing every employee to be themselves and perform at their very best.

Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark; theyre an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise. Join our Rail traction team as a Senior Quantity Surveyor in Canary Wharf, London or Glasgow and be a big part of fascinating, complex, varied and meaningful work. Hybrid working and flexible working requests will be considered for this role.

Role Purpose:

• A Senior Quantity Surveyor is an experienced QS who has a track record in managing all costs relating to rail and civil engineering projects
• They seek to minimise the costs of a project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality;
• Typically, they will be a Chartered Member of the RICS, ICES or CIOB. They will have experience of managing a small team of less experienced commercial staff as well as mentoring others on their journey to becoming professionally qualified.

What you\'ll be doing

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor you will:

• Prepare activity schedules, resource schedules & analyses tender documents
• Critically appraise, estimate and negotiate the above with 3rd parties
• Review weekly, monthly, section programmes of works
• Monitor subcontract activities, measure and respond appropriately
• Analyses the commercial progress and report to senior project staff
• Undertakes constructability analyses using construction programmes
• 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
• Manages HR/People aspects for direct and indirect reports (PDRs etc);
• Actively supports the development of others incl professional mentoring

Who we\'re looking for

You will have the following:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent
• Previous experience at senior level of managing project commercial performance, and a track record of delivering commercial excellence
• Experience of financial and commercial control within a complex project
• Experience of managing audit on Target Cost Contracts
• Experience of managing commercial teams, ensuring an inclusive culture is achieved
• Experience in the recruitment and retention of staff, including interviewing for staff
• Identifies & targets the needs of individuals & self
• Manages teams Performance Development Reviews, associated training including professional requirements, and succession planning opportunities
• Member of RICS or ICES or working towards this accreditation
• Engagement with the community such as involvement with Schools & Universities to offer career advice and promote BB as a potential employer. Support sponsored students, promoting engagement and makes Balfour Beatty a great place to work
• Proven record of working to deadlines, working efficiently and to a high standard
• Experience of infrastructure projects with resilience and determination to succeed

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

Balfour Beatty Rail Limited is an international leader in rail infrastructure engineering projects and the UK\'s largest rail engineering and services provider. We offer a full range of rail infrastructure activities from high-speed rail to mass rapid transit, covering urban, rural and commuter routes, for both public and private railways.

For an example of the exciting work our rail teams undertake click here:

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

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key longterm 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:

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