Quantity Surveyor

Balfour; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK construction firm is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join their Power Commercial team, handling significant infrastructure projects like the ASTI scheme. The role involves managing project costs, commercial relationships, and NEC contracts. Applicants should have a degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent, and strong communication and leadership skills. The position offers a flexible location within Highland, Moray, or Aberdeenshire and emphasis on career development through structured training and support.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Company DC pension scheme up to 5% EEs & 7% ERs

Company car

Hybrid working

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Broad range of learning opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Up to 2 days volunteering per year

Qualifications

• Working towards or holding RICS, ICES, or CIOB accreditation.
• Experience with NEC3 and NEC4 contracts.
• Ability to manage procurement and maintain supply chain relationships.

Responsibilities

• Collate project costs and highlight commercial risks and opportunities.
• Administer client and subcontractor contracts in line with NEC requirements.
• Commit to ongoing professional development and relevant certifications.

Skills

Strong communication

Collaboration

Leadership abilities

High level of commercial acumen

Education

BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent relevant experience

Job description

About The Role Join our Power Commercial team as a Quantity Surveyor and play a key role in delivering complex, high‑impact infrastructure projects, most notably the ASTI scheme, a major programme designed to strengthen the reliability and capacity of Scotland’s overhead line network. We welcome applicants from any industry with experience of NEC contracts. Power sector knowledge isn’t essential, you’ll gain this through structured training, hands‑on learning, and ongoing professional support. If you’re commercially minded and ready to grow, we’ll help you build the expertise you need.

Location: Flexible within Highland, Moray, or Aberdeenshire. If you’re looking for a role that combines commercial leadership with major infrastructure delivery and offers genuine career development we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing

• Collate project costs and highlight commercial risks and opportunities
• Manage procurement and maintain strong supply chain relationships
• Drive cost control to ensure value for money throughout delivery
• Build and sustain effective commercial relationships with stakeholders
• Administer client and subcontractor contracts in line with NEC requirements
• Support delivery of the Gated Business Lifecycle process
• Commit to ongoing professional development and relevant certifications

Who we’re looking for

• Degree: BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent relevant experience
• Professional Membership: Working towards or holding RICS, ICES, or CIOB accreditation
• Contract Knowledge: Experience with NEC3 and NEC4 contracts (any sector)
• Skills: Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership abilities
• Commercial Awareness: High level of commercial acumen with a strong customer focus

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.

• Competitive Salary
• 37.5 hours Monday to Friday
• Company DC pension scheme up to 5% EEs & 7% ERs
• Company car
• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications
• Employee assistance programme
• Up to 2 days volunteering per year

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on‑going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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 www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

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/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]