Managing Quantity Surveyor

About the Role

Managing Quantity Surveyor – Balfour Beatty – Connect Plus Services (CPS)

Location: Dartford, Leatherhead or South Mimms

We have an exciting opportunity for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our Connect Plus Services (CPS) team, supporting the M25 London Orbital Motorway project.

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis, responsible for operating and maintaining the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. Delivering over £100m of annual investment, alongside planned and reactive maintenance, this is a complex and high-profile network requiring robust and efficient planning.

If you are building a career in highways, this role offers exposure to one of the UK’s most challenging and dynamic infrastructure environments.

What You’ll Be Doing

Leading the Connect Plus Services team in managing the commercial change process. This will involve the development and evaluation of changes and variations, including the preparation of cashflows, forecasts, cost control and cost management.

The role will also work closely with the post-contract Quantity Surveying teams to manage the commercial aspects of subcontractors and self-delivery teams.

This will involve all aspects of construction, including structures, technical services, traffic signalling and road traffic electronic signage across the Area 5 network.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a team of Estimators and Quantity Surveyors, supported by the wider CPS team, to develop and define changes to the works and prepare pricing for project variations.
• Negotiating with Connect Plus and National Highways to agree project cost changes arising from variations.
• Calculating benchmark rates on an annual basis to support change estimates.
• Working closely with the project change and commercial team to measure and value works, refine cost models and pricing baselines, and support cost verification audits.
• Developing and maintaining a working knowledge of the bespoke DBFO contract and acting as a first point of contact for day-to-day contractual queries.
• Rolling out the use of CANDY for estimating changes in contract costs.
• Refining forecasting and investment models.
• Preparing weekly and monthly budget and cost reports and participating in budget and cost reviews.
• Assisting with the preparation of monthly reports for the CPS Senior Leadership Team, including progress, fees earned, costs to date, forecasts and EVM.
• Acting as a Senior Quantity Surveyor on one of Europe’s largest road infrastructure projects.
• Reporting quarterly on performance against forecasts for Strategic Changes.
• Managing applications to the Employer for all completed change-related works.
• Participating in and contributing to M25 community events, including CTSG and commercial forums.
• Managing the Change Register to ensure contractual changes are tracked and managed in accordance with client requirements.

Who We’re Looking For

• Experience working across both pre-contract and post-contract commercial disciplines, ideally within highways infrastructure projects.
• Good knowledge of road structures, traffic monitoring systems, signalling and electronic signage equipment.
• Previous experience leading and managing a commercial team.
• Strong negotiation skills with clients, stakeholders and supply chain partners.
• Experience in the commercial management of NEC subcontracts.
• Membership of a relevant professional body, or working towards a professional qualification, such as RICS or CInstCES, is desirable.
• A valid CSCS card is required.
• Proven experience supervising and developing commercial professionals.