Managing Quantity Surveyor - Sub Procurement

Managing Quantity Surveyor - Subcontract Procurement

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About The Role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our £1.2 billion Lower Thames Crossing project, consisting of 43 bridges, including viaducts, 17 km of complex highways construction, complex utility diversions, and a scheme‑wide, industry‑leading approach to carbon reduction
. Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities in creating communities where people want to live, work and play. The Managing Quantity Surveyor will be tasked to lead the commercial management of the utilities scope on a major highways scheme involving the construction of a new road and extensive utilities interface.

For the initial phase of the role, you will work closely with the Senior Commercial Manager in a Subcontract Procurement role, dealing with multi‑disciplinary packages up to a value of c. 10 million, therefore experience in this area is essential.

• Has a good knowledge of and adheres to the Company’s governance requirements maximises LEAN/digital opportunities.
• Commercial Management and Administration.
• 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.

• 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.

• An attractive / negotiated salary.
• 42 core base hours per week.
• Company car.
• 25 days annual leave.
• Pension savings schemes.
• A whole host of other BB staff employee benefits (discounts, exclusive offers, etc.).
• Refer a friend bonus scheme.
• Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available via the  portal.
• 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/partner leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

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 orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, 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.

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