Senior Quantity Surveyor

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join Balfour Beatty's Major Projects team in Derby, supporting a flagship Rolls Royce programme. This is a key opportunity to play a central role within the project Commercial team, contributing to the successful delivery of a high profile, technically complex scheme.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll take responsibility for managing all costs and commercial performance within your area, from early stage planning through to final account. You'll work closely with the wider project team and supply chain to drive value, control risk, and ensure commercial outcomes are delivered in line with project objectives.

With a track record across civil engineering or infrastructure projects, you'll bring strong commercial awareness and the ability to operate in a complex, secure environment-supporting delivery while helping to mentor and develop junior members of the commercial team.

What you'll be doing

• Managing all costs and income within your area of responsibility, with a focus on maximising value while maintaining quality and performance.
• Taking ownership of the commercial management of ECI task orders and/or site enabling works on the Rolls Royce Fissile Programme, with progression into full civil engineering delivery.
• Supporting the successful commercial delivery of task orders from early stage involvement through to final account.
• Leading on day to day commercial activities, working closely with the project team and supply chain to ensure effective cost control and risk management.
• Mentoring and supporting junior commercial staff, contributing to their professional development and progression.
• Maintaining high professional standards, including Chartership (RICS, ICES or CIOB) and ongoing CPD.

Who we're looking for Qualifications (essential or working towards)

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent knowledge)
• Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB (or working towards)
• CSCS card (Professionally Qualified Person)

Experience and capability

• Experience working on cost reimbursable contracts, ideally NEC4 Option E
• Ability to obtain BPSS clearance as a minimum (SC clearance preferred)
• Proven experience within civil engineering or infrastructure projects is advantageous
• Experience working in complex or secure construction environments is beneficial, but not essential

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.

We offer a full range of benefits and the freedom to shape the package that's right for you. Key benefits include:

• Smart working, with staggered start and finish times and up to 40 % remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies: 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more.

About us

Balfour Beatty's Major Projects business delivers some of the UK's most complex and iconic infrastructure projects, including HS2, the new high speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we drive productivity and create a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

From consultancy and design to all aspects of construction and maintenance, we have the proven expertise to deliver large scale projects safely and successfully.

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

We are members of WISE, ENEI, the 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 encourages 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 also commit to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit

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