About the role
Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Fort William
Company: Balfour Beatty – Scotland Construction Services
Project – New Lochaber General Hospital
About the Project – New Lochaber Hospital
The New Lochaber General Hospital is a new‑build acute healthcare facility for NHS Highland, being delivered. Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) is underway, with pre‑construction activities taking place from the Maxim office.
Following the anticipated late‑2027 / early‑2028 contract award, the project team will mobilise to site in Fort William.
This two‑stage procurement route includes:
- Stage 1 – Pre‑Construction (Current Phase): design development, cost planning, procurement strategy and tender refinement.
- Stage 2 – Construction: full site-based delivery of a new acute hospital facility in the Highlands.
The project offers the opportunity to work on a complex, high‑value project that will deliver vital healthcare infrastructure to the local community.
What you'll be doing
Purpose
You will manage all project costs and income within your area of responsibility, ensuring value for money while maintaining required standards and quality. You will also support and develop junior members of the commercial team.
Key Accountabilities
Governance & Commercial Management
- Adhere to company governance requirements.
- Prepare and review Activity Schedules, Resource Schedules and tender analyses.
- Review and contribute to complex contract programmes.
- Support delay & disruption analysis.
- Monitor and manage subcontractor performance and reporting.
- Produce internal commercial reports and financial reconciliations.
Customer & Change Management
- Interpret and manage the Customer Contract.
- Analyse and negotiate rates, variations and compensation events.
- Prepare, submit and negotiate claims.
- Maintain strong relationships with Customer, Stakeholders and internal teams.
Procurement
- Undertake constructability reviews.
- Assist in procurement programme development and procurement strategy.
Team Development
- Support recruitment, supervision, coaching and development of junior commercial staff.
Who we're looking for
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
You will bring strong commercial acumen, NEC contract experience and a track record of delivering value on major civils or building projects.
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.
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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
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture 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/
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: [email protected]
Job Reference: BBUK18132
