About the role
Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Inverness
Company: Balfour Beatty – Regional Scotland
Project: Nairn Academy
About the Project
Are you an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor with a strong background in build and structural projects? Looking for a major project that will challenge and develop you?
We’re growing our commercial team and are recruiting a Senior QS to support our latest programme of works at Nairn Academy.
This is a great opportunity to take ownership of a high‑profile project. You can either be based from our Office in Inverness or on site at Nairn Academy.
The Project: Nairn Academy
We are currently on site at Nairn Academy, a major school redevelopment forming part of our strategic growth in the North. This project sits alongside significant ongoing and upcoming work in the region, including HMP Highland and preconstruction activity for Forres (£80m), making this an exciting time to join our experienced commercial team.
What you'll be doing
Why Join Us?
- Major, complex project environment
- Supportive and development‑focused commercial leadership
- Flexible working aligned to business needs
- Opportunity to influence procurement, delivery and value outcomes
- Part of a business that invests in people, innovation and long‑term careers
Key Responsibilities
- Managing all commercial and cost management activity across the project
- Preparing and reviewing Activity Schedules, tenders, procurement packages and commercial reports
- Leading the commercial interface with key stakeholders, subcontractors and project teams
- Managing variations, compensation events and contractual correspondence
- Supporting development of junior QS colleagues and promoting best practice
- Ensuring robust governance, compliance and commercial forecasting
Who we're looking for
Essential:
- Proven Senior QS experience in build and structural projects (steelwork, concrete, complex buildings)
- Strong commercial and contractual knowledge (NEC or similar)
- Ability to lead commercial elements of multidisciplinary construction schemes
- Experience working with subcontractors and supply chain partners
- Degree in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent) and a valid PQP CSCS card
- A collaborative, positive approach aligned with Balfour Beatty’s Cultural Framework
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.
For further information about Balfour Beatty Regional Scotland please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers/Scotland - You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers section
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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: BBUK17000
