Senior Quantity Surveyor - Rolls Royce

Job Description

About the role

Are you an accomplished Quantity Surveyor eager to advance your career to the next level?

At Balfour Beatty, we're proud to be at the forefront of transforming the Rolls Royce facility - an essential upgrade playing a pivotal role in delivering key future government projects.

We are currently seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our dynamic Commercial team based in Derby. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute your expertise on a high profile project while working with a leading industry team committed to innovation, quality, and excellence.

What you'll be doing
  • Lead the commercial management of various project elements, managing all costs and income within your area of responsibility.
  • Supervise and mentor a small team of junior commercial staff, supporting their professional development towards industry qualifications.
  • Prepare and analyse tender documents, conduct cost forecasting, and manage contract cost control.
  • Negotiate with subcontractors and manage customer and stakeholder commercial relationships.
  • Use your expertise to support procurement strategies and constructability analyses.
  • Maintain compliance with company governance, embracing LEAN and digital tools.
  • Deliver timely commercial reports and financial reconciliations to senior project staff.
Who we're looking for
  • BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
  • Chartered or working towards chartered status with RICS, ICES, or CIOB (MRCIS/MCInstCES/MCIOB).
  • Valid CSCS card for a Professional Qualified Person.
  • Experience with Cost Reimbursable Contracts, ideally NEC4 Option E.
  • Capable of completing SC Security Clearance.
  • Previous experience on build projects, ideally in civil engineering or infrastructure.
  • Skilled in commercial management software and contract administration.
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.

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/partner's leave.
  • Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more
Disability Confident Employer

We are a Disability Confident Employer 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.