Balvac Ltd
Senior Quantity Surveyor - Balvac
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About The Role
Senior Quantity Surveyor – Balvac
Location: Warrington Company: Balfour Beatty – Balvac
Join Balvac – Proud Custodians of the UK’s Infrastructure
Balvac, part of Balfour Beatty, is a leading specialist in structural maintenance, asset strengthening, concrete repair, and refurbishment across the UK. Our expertise covers highways, bridges, tunnels, and critical infrastructure, ensuring the safety and reliability of the nation’s transport networks.
With over 90 years of experience, Balvac delivers technically complex projects with innovation, precision, and integrity—giving you the opportunity to contribute to projects of national importance while advancing your career.
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor with specialist knowledge of NEC contracts.
In this role, you will take a leadership position in commercial management, guiding our team and ensuring successful delivery across a broad portfolio of projects. You’ll work 2–3 days per week from the Warrington office, collaborating with operational teams, subcontractors, clients, and senior management.
What you’ll be doing
Key Responsibilities
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, your role will include:
- Leading and supporting a team of Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Administrators
- Managing subcontractor accounts, including dispute resolution when required
- Driving value maximisation through effective change control and contract management
- Ensuring accurate weekly cost reporting, valuations, and work-in-progress (WIP) management
- Preparing payment applications and assisting the business in achieving cash flow targets
- Providing commercial insights to Project Managers, Contracts Managers, and the Commercial Manager
- Supporting annual budget preparation, monthly reforecasting, and profit & loss reporting
- Building strong relationships with clients, supply chain partners, and internal stakeholders
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Who we’re looking for
Essential Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor (or Senior QS), ideally in structural repair, concrete remediation, highways, infrastructure, civil engineering, or similar technical environments
- Strong knowledge of NEC4 contracts (essential)
- Skilled in developing and managing subcontracts and commercial agreements
- Must be highly organised, analytical, and comfortable communicating with stakeholders at all levels
- Strong proficiency in IT skills (structured Word/Excel) and clear, professional presentation abilities
- A team player with integrity, accuracy, and a proactive approach to problem-solving
Why choose Balvac?
Our Culture and Values
At Balvac, you’ll collaborate with a creative, values-driven team that prioritises innovation, expertise, and continuous improvement. You’ll have the freedom to shape your role, work on projects of national significance, and grow within the broader Balfour Beatty organisation—one of the UK’s largest and most respected infrastructure businesses.
The company fosters an environment built on safety, integrity, and respect. Our commitment is to enable every employee to reach their full potential.
Professional Development
With Balfour Beatty, you’ll gain access to unparalleled opportunities for career progression, thanks to the company’s scale, strong project pipeline, and dedication to employee growth. Our approach to learning is structured yet flexible:
- 70% learning on the job
- 20% learning from colleagues
- 10% formal training, courses, and development events
This ensures everyone—regardless of career stage—can build the skills and qualifications they need, whether that’s technical expertise, soft skills, or professional accreditation.
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For further information and other job opportunities, visit balvac.co.uk.
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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Balvac is a leading specialist in structural repair, strengthening, and refurbishment—an integral part of Balfour Beatty, one of the UK’s most trusted infrastructure companies. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture, celebrating individual differences and empowering every team member to flourish.
Core Business Areas
- Highways
- Rail infrastructure
- Power and nuclear sites
- Industrial facilities
Specialist Capabilities
- Concrete repair (wet & dry spray concrete)
- Crack injection & leak sealing
- Structural strengthening (using FRP composite materials)
- Corrosion & cathodic protection
- Post-tensioning (bridges, tanks, nuclear structures)
- Concrete carriageway rehabilitation (with vacuum-assisted void grouting)
Balfour Beatty is dedicated to building a more inclusive workforce, where every individual is valued and enabled to thrive. To reinforce this commitment:
- We are a member of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum, and AFBE (Association of Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).
- Signed the 2020 Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to support long-term, sustainable action on Black inclusion.
- A Gold Award holder in the MoD Employer Recognition Scheme, actively recruiting from armed forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.
- Both a Disability Confident Employer, ensuring support for applicants with disabilities and long-term health conditions (interviews guaranteed if you meet minimum requirements).
For more details on Disability Confident initiatives, visit Disability Confident.
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