Senior Quantity Surveyor - Inverness
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About the role
Senior Quantity Surveyor - Highways/Civil Construction
Location: Commutable to Inverness
Project Type: Long-term civil/highways project
Leadership Role: Opportunity to lead and mentor junior staff
Professional Development: Chartered Membership or working towards RICS/ICES/CIOB
Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor with a civil or highways background, ready to take on an exciting long-term project in the Inverness area? If so, we want to hear from you!
Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.
Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Scotland team as a Senior Quantity Surveyor to build new futures.
Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on a significant large scale Highways / civil engineering project in the North of Scotland you will work with true experts who'll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning.
Bring us your capability, and we'll help you take it much, much further.
What you'll be doing
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will:
- Manage Costs and Value: Control all costs while ensuring high standards and value for money.
- Leadership: Oversee a small team of commercial staff, mentoring junior team members.
- Project Ownership: Work closely with project and commercial teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
- Procurement & Commercial Management: Ensure contract integrity, review programmes, and prepare tender documentation.
- Stakeholder Management: Manage commercial relationships with customers and stakeholders.
Who we're looking for
- Civil/Highways Construction Expertise
- Chartered (or working towards) membership in RICS/ICES/CIOB
- Proven track record of managing commercial aspects of projects
- Leadership and Mentoring experience
- Flexibility: Willing to work flexibly based on project requirements
Join a company that values collaboration, positivity, and professional development. This is your chance to be part of a project that will shape the region's future infrastructure.
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.
Why join us?
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/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...
About us
From Dunfermline's tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.
We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.
Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland's transition towards net zero in the built environment.
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 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/
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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com