About the Role
Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our £1.2 bn Lower Thames Crossing project. The project consists of 43 bridges, including viaducts, 17 km of complex highways construction, complex utility diversions, and an industry‑leading approach to carbon reduction.
Balfour Beatty Highways maintains, manages and operates major highway networks across the UK and supports local authorities to create communities where people want to live, work and play.
The Managing Quantity Surveyor will lead the commercial management of the utilities scope on a major highways scheme involving the construction of a new road and extensive utilities interface.
Responsibilities
* Have a good knowledge of and adhere to the Company ’s governance requirements, maximising LEAN/digital opportunities.
* Lead commercial and cost management functions for the project, reporting directly to the Senior Commercial Manager.
* Manage subcontract administration for utility works and associated packages.
* Monitor costs, valuations and change control, with a strong focus on utility interfaces, risk management and forecasting.
* Collaborate with design, construction and client teams to identify risks, resolve disputes and ensure timely approvals with utility companies.
* Provide leadership and mentoring to a team of Quantity Surveyors, ensuring consistent processes and high‑quality commercial outputs.
* Support programme delivery by aligning commercial management with technical and construction activities, especially in complex utility corridors.
* Prepare and present commercial reports, cost/value reconciliations and risk registers for senior management and client reviews.
Qualifications
* BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying.
* Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB (or working towards).
* CSCS Card (Professional Qualified Person).
* Significant experience in civil engineering and infrastructure projects.
* Proven background in managing utilities on major highways or infrastructure projects, including liaison with statutory undertakers.
* Strong commercial acumen with excellent negotiation, communication and leadership skills.
* Experience with NEC contracts and robust knowledge of change/claims management.
* Ability to lead a team and work collaboratively in a fast‑paced, multi‑stakeholder environment.
Benefits
* Attractive negotiated salary.
* 42 core base hours per week.
* Company car.
* 25 days annual leave.
* Pension savings schemes.
* Various staff benefits (discounts, exclusive offers, etc.).
* Refer a friend bonus scheme.
Additional benefits include smart working with up to 40% remote working, family‑friendly policies such as 28 weeks full‑pay maternity/adoption leave, 4 weeks full‑pay paternity/partner leave, pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, and recognition schemes.
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.
About Balfour Beatty Highways
Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong order book and a positive pipeline of opportunities, and we put the road user at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and add social value to the communities within which we work.
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.
We are 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/.
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