Senior Quantity Surveyor

Balfour; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure firm in Warrington seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage commercial activities on complex industrial projects within the nuclear and energy sectors. The successful candidate will have experience with large-scale engineering construction projects, NEC contracts, and will mentor junior staff. The role offers competitive benefits including flexible working, generous leave policies, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Smart working with up to 40% remote work

25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)

28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave

Pension and share incentive plans

Qualifications

• Experience working on nuclear or energy sector projects.
• Chartered Member of the RICS, ICES or CIOB.
• Ability to manage small teams and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Cost management and contract administration.
• Commercial reporting across multidisciplinary projects.
• Minimising project costs while achieving quality standards.

Skills

Engineering Construction background

Experience with large scale engineering projects

NEC experience

Good Excel skills

Data analysis ability

Commercial Management / Quantity Surveying

Stakeholder management

Education

BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying

MRCIS/MCInstCES/MCIOB or working towards

CSCS Card (Professional Qualified Person)

Tools

CEMAR

Job description

About The Role

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick team as a Senior Quantity Surveyor and build something to be proud of. Based at the Warrington office, the role requires occasional visits to site at Sellafield, Seascale, Cumbria.

What You'll Be Doing

We’re looking for an Engineering Construction Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience in the nuclear or energy sector to manage commercial activities on complex industrial projects, including energy and utilities infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have experience working on large-scale engineering construction projects such as power generation, water treatment, energy infrastructure, or nuclear decommissioning. A good understanding of NEC contracts is essential.

You will be responsible for cost management, contract administration, and commercial reporting across multidisciplinary engineering projects, working closely with technical teams to manage interfaces and support successful project delivery. You will seek to minimise the costs of a project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality. Typically, you will be a Chartered Member of the RICS, ICES or CIOB. You will have experience managing a small team of less experienced commercial staff and mentoring others on their journey to becoming professionally qualified, maintaining your Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The role is within Engineering Construction for nuclear waste processing and storage and nuclear decommissioning.

Who We're Looking For

• Clean driving licence
• Must be able to pass a DBS check as part of BPSS security clearance
• Must come from an Engineering Construction background
• Must have experience working on large scale engineering construction projects such as power, water, energy or nuclear decommissioning
• Experience with multidisciplinary engineering projects and technical interfaces
• Good Excel skills (formulas, VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, SUMIFS)
• Ability to analyse data
• Knowledge of and adheres to the company’s governance requirements and maximises LEAN/digital opportunities.
• Commercial Management / Quantity Surveying
• NEC experience
• Subcontract procurement
• Management of subcontract packages
• Change management and pricing compensation events
• CVR
• Application for payment
• Cost forecasting
• Cost reporting
• Internal forecasting
• Cost audit
• Cash flow forecasting
• Stakeholder management
• Use of CEMAR
• Remeasurement

The Following Qualifications Or Their Equivalent Are Essential

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent knowledge
• MRCIS/MCInstCES/MCIOB or working towards them
• CSCS Card (Professional Qualified Person)

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.

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 including 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…

About Us

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick is a leader in mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions. We design, install and maintain the complex systems and technologies that underpin the UK’s national infrastructure and bring buildings to life.

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.

We are members of WISE, ENEI, 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 encourage 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 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/