Quantity Surveyor
| Posting date: | 14 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 July 2025 |
| Location: | derby, de1 |
| Company: | Balfour Beatty Plc |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | BBUK13639-522799 |
Summary
About the role
Balfour Beatty have a fabulous opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our amazing Ground Engineering, based in Raynesway, Derby with visits to various project sites.
Balfour Beatty’s Ground Engineering business is positioned as the UK’s leading specialist geotechnical contractor, drawing on its knowledge and expertise in delivering innovative piling and ground improvement solutions across all sectors, focussing on providing the solid foundations for buildings of any height, ranging from city skyscrapers to house foundation packages.
What you'll be doing
As a Quantity Surveyor, you will have the following responsibilities:
- Use the company’s ERP and Digital Systems.
- Orders information and systematically checks data.
- Measure, record & value work unsupervised in accordance with appropriate
rules and procedures. - Preparation of Cost reconciliation statements.
- Measure & interpret works information, specifications & drawings and prepare
Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates. - Build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates.
- Measurement of works and agreements with subcontractors.
Who we're looking for
What we are looking for:
- Extensive experience in managing all costs and income on building and civil engineering projects.
- BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent knowledge
- CSCS Card (Academically Qualified/Professional Qualified Person)
- MRCIS/MCInstCES/MCIOB or working towards them
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
Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering is one of the UK’s leading specialist geo-technical contractors, providing innovative piling and ground improvement solutions across all sectors.
Our comprehensive ground engineering capabilities, equipment and experience provide the solid foundations for infrastructure and buildings of any height, ranging from city skyscrapers to cross-country rail and road projects.
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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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