Senior Quantity Surveyor

Balfour; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international construction firm is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for major energy projects in Peterhead, Scotland. This role involves full commercial responsibility and requires a background in civils or infrastructure, alongside essential qualifications like an MSc in Quantity Surveying and chartered status. Benefits include flexible working, career development, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Ideal candidates are experienced in cost management and subcontractor negotiation.

Benefits

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension plan

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Strong commercial background, ideally within civils, energy, power, or major infrastructure projects.
• Experience in managing costs, change and subcontractor accounts.
• Ability to lead, mentor, and develop junior commercial staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage all costs and income within your area of responsibility.
• Prepare and review activity schedules, resource schedules, and tender documentation.
• Produce accurate commercial reports, forecasts, and financial reconciliations.

Skills

Cost management

Subcontractor negotiation

Change control management

Commercial reporting

Mentoring

Education

BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying

Chartered status (MRICS / MCInstCES / MCIOB)

Tools

CSCS card

Job description

About The Role

Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Peterhead / Westhill - North East Scotland

Project Type: Converter Station Build Projects - Energy

Framework: ASTI (Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment)

Company: Balfour Beatty Group

Balfour Beatty is mobilising for major converter station build projects in Peterhead as part of the ASTI Framework, supporting Scotland’s and the UK’s energy transition. We are looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to play a key role in the commercial management of these high‑profile, technically complex energy infrastructure projects. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a Tier 1 contractor at the forefront of the net zero and energy transmission agenda, offering long‑term project security, local presence in the North East of Scotland, and real scope for progression.

What You'll Be Doing

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will have full commercial responsibility for your area of the project, working closely with the wider project and commercial teams to ensure value, control and compliance throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Managing all costs and income within your area of responsibility
• Preparing and reviewing activity schedules, resource schedules and tender documentation
• Critically appraising, estimating and negotiating with subcontractors and third parties
• Monitoring subcontract performance, measurement and commercial reporting
• Managing change control, including variations and compensation events
• Preparing, submitting and negotiating claims where required
• Producing accurate commercial reports, forecasts and financial reconciliations
• Ensuring compliance with company governance, maximising digital and LEAN opportunities
• Supporting and mentoring less experienced commercial team members

Who We're Looking For

You’ll be an experienced Senior QS with a strong commercial background, ideally within civils, energy, power or major infrastructure projects, and comfortable operating in a live construction environment.

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent experience)
• Chartered status (MRICS / MCInstCES / MCIOB) or working towards it
• CSCS card (Professional Qualified Person)
• Proven experience managing costs, change and subcontractor accounts
• Ability to lead, mentor and develop junior commercial staff

Why Join Balfour Beatty?

• Be part of nationally significant ASTI energy projects in the North East of Scotland
• Long‑term, sustainable workload aligned to the UK’s net zero ambitions
• Career development within a leading Tier 1 contractor
• Flexible working options in line with company policy
• A strong, inclusive culture built around our values: Talk Positively | Collaborate Relentlessly | Encourage Constantly | Make a Difference | Value Everyone

Ready to shape the future of energy infrastructure? If you’re a Senior Quantity Surveyor looking for a locally based role in Peterhead with technically challenging, future‑focused projects, we’d love to hear from you.

Professional and Personal Development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We’re proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10 approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

• 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events

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/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

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

We are a Disability Confident Employer and are 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/

Further Information

For further information about Balfour Beatty please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers

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