Balfour Beatty plc
Quantity Surveyor
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Quantity Surveyor
About The Role
Job Title: Quantity Surveyor
Location: Inverness
Company: Balfour Beatty - Regional Scotland
The Project: Nairn Academy
Join Balfour Beatty’s North Scotland Building team as a Quantity Surveyor, supporting the successful delivery of one of our key education projects in the Highlands — 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
- Preconstruction activity for Forres (£80m)
Making this an exciting time to join our experienced commercial team. As the QS, you'll play a key role in ensuring commercial excellence across this modern education facility, helping us deliver a high-quality learning environment for the community.
The Role
As a Quantity Surveyor, you will:
- Manage all project costs and income within your area of responsibility
- Support procurement
- Contribute to commercial strategy and reporting across the project
- Work closely with the wider project team and external supply chain partners to ensure best value and robust commercial governance
- Support and mentor less experienced commercial team members
Key Responsibilities
- Manage costs, income, and financial reporting for your work packages
- Measure, value and interpret works information, drawings, and specifications
- Prepare Bills of Quantities, cost reconciliations, and estimates from first principles
- Use digital systems and ERP platforms to manage data and reporting
- Support procurement activities — subcontract enquiries, adjudication and award
- Understand and manage customer contracts, stakeholder engagement and variations
- Contribute to planning commercial activities aligned to project programme requirements
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Who We're Looking For
- BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent)
- CSCS (Academically/Professionally Qualified)
- MRICS/MCInstCES/MCIOB or working toward qualification
- Strong measurement, commercial administration, and procurement capability
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with the wider project team
Why Join Us in Inverness?
- Be part of a flagship school project, delivering meaningful outcomes for the community
- Opportunity to grow within a high-performing North Scotland commercial team
- A varied regional pipeline offering long-term career stability across the Highlands
Our Commitment to Development
We are proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy, which helps you grow through:
- 70% learning on the job
- 20% learning from peers
- 10% formal training courses and learning events
For further information, please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers/Scotland.
Benefits
Work dynamic and culture
- Smart working with up to 40% remote working where roles allow
- Flexible working arrangements, such as staggered start and finish times
- Comprehensive family-friendly policies including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
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Comprehensive support
- Pension and share incentive plan
- Volunteering leave and recognition schemes
We offer a total rewards package (including salary discounts, health and wellness support) with 25 days paid annual leave (pro-rata).
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 infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on:
- Award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus, and retrofit
- Net-zero commitments in the built environment
- Dividend of inclusive economic growth for local communities
Diversity and Inclusion
At Balfour Beatty, we believe diversity and inclusion are essential for a successful, happy workplace. Our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our status as a Disability Confident Employer, reflect our commitment to creating an inclusive culture where everyone thrives.
We are proud members of organisations like:
- WISE
- enei
- Business Disability Forum
- Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers
We understand the importance of feedback and encourage our candidates to share experiences via: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com.
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