Job No. BBUK14761
Quantity Surveyor - Sunderland
Living Places
Quantity Surveying & Commercial
Sunderland
Permanent
About the role
Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor looking to make a real impact? Join our team and take ownership of commercial responsibilities while supporting both junior and senior colleagues in delivering excellence.
As a Quantity Surveyor, you will manage all costs and income within your area of responsibility, ensuring value for money while maintaining high standards of quality and customer satisfaction. You’ll play a key role in procurement and supply chain management, and actively contribute to the development of less experienced commercial staff.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead commercial management activities across projects, including cost reconciliation and value tracking.
• Use ERP and digital systems to manage data and commercial processes.
• Prepare Bills of Quantities, Schedules of Rates, and build up estimates from first principles.
• Measure and interpret works information, specifications, and drawings.
• Manage subcontractor relationships, including procurement and adjudication.
• Support programme planning and review weekly/monthly progress.
• Understand and manage customer contracts and stakeholder expectations.
• Maintain compliance with company governance (BMS & GMCEs).

Who we’re looking for

• A qualified Quantity Surveyor with a BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent).
• Holds a CSCS card (Academically or Professionally Qualified).
• Chartered or working towards membership of RICS, ICES, or CIOB.
• A role model for junior team members, committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.

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 Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.
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

What you’ll be doing

• Lead commercial management activities across projects, including cost reconciliation and value tracking.
• Use ERP and digital systems to manage data and commercial processes.
• Prepare Bills of Quantities, Schedules of Rates, and build up estimates from first principles.
• Measure and interpret works information, specifications, and drawings.
• Manage subcontractor relationships, including procurement and adjudication.
• Support programme planning and review weekly/monthly progress.
• Understand and manage customer contracts and stakeholder expectations.
• Maintain compliance with company governance (BMS & GMCEs)

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