Senior Quantity Surveyor - Energy - Aberdeen

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About the role

Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Aberdeen / Peterhead - North East of Scotland

Project Type: Energy

Company: Balfour Beatty Group

About Us:

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure and construction group. We finance, develop, build, and maintain innovative and efficient projects that underpin daily life, support communities, and enable economic growth. Our unparalleled expertise and resources ensure that we deliver high-quality projects safely, on time, and within budget.

Now is a great time to join us. As a leading international construction group with a healthy pipeline of work, we're growing our teams. Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.

Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Scotland team as a Senior Quantity Surveyor to build new futures.

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline of Energy projects, you will work with true experts who will share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning.

What you'll be doing

Are you a seasoned Quantity Surveyor looking to make your mark on the future of energy infrastructure? At Balfour Beatty, we're powering up the North East of Scotland with cutting-edge energy projects, and we need a talented Senior Quantity Surveyor like you to join our Commercial team.

If you thrive on managing costs, driving value, and leading others to success in a fast-paced construction environment, this is your chance to shine!

What You'll Do:

• Manage procurement, negotiate with subcontractors, and oversee customer contracts.
• Critically analyse tenders, prepare activity schedules, and review complex programmes.
• Lead commercial reporting and financial reconciliation for senior project staff.
• Mentor and guide less experienced team members, from apprentices to graduates.
• Build strong relationships with subcontractors, customers, and stakeholders.

Who we're looking for

• A BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent experience).
• Chartered status (MRICS, MCInstCES, or MCIOB) - or actively working towards it.
• A CSCS Card (Professionally Qualified Person).
• Proven experience in construction, ideally with a knack for managing costs and teams on high-stakes projects.
• A passion for problem-solving, collaboration, and delivering results.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're ready to bring your Quantity Surveying expertise to Balfour Beatty and help us power the future, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and let's build something extraordinary together!

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...

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.

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.