Senior Quantity Surveyor

About the role

Commercial responsibilities

• Manage commercial delivery of designated project packages and costs from pre-construction through final account.
• Prepare forecasts, budgets and cost reports; monitor expenditure and identify risks and opportunities.
• Lead subcontractor and supplier procurement and commercial management.
• Prepare, negotiate and agree subcontract accounts, variations and final accounts.
• Manage change and communicate commercial impacts; advise and support the project team.
• Work with project, design, planning and delivery colleagues and build relationships with the client, consultants and supply chain.
• Ensure contractual and commercial processes are followed and documented.

Candidate requirements

• Experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor on major construction projects.
• Strong subcontract procurement, cost control, forecasting and final-account experience, with good knowledge of construction contracts and commercial processes.
• Experience managing change, variations, risk and opportunity; strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Healthcare, hospitals or other complex-building experience is desirable.
• Relevant background may include MEP packages, building construction or wider infrastructure projects.

Working arrangements

• The project is in Birmingham and involves a live operational healthcare construction environment.
• The employer mentions up to 40% remote working where roles allow; the description does not confirm that this specific role is hybrid.

Benefits

• Benefits include 25 days of paid annual leave pro rata, pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave and recognition schemes.
• Smart working may offer flexibility such as staggered start and finish times and up to 40% remote work where the role allows.
• Family-friendly leave policies include stated maternity, adoption, paternity and partner leave provisions.

About Balfour Beatty