Location
Dartford, Leatherhead or South Mimms

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary offered

About the Role
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.

As Managing Quantity Surveyor, you will lead the Connect Plus Services team managing the commercial change process. This involves developing and evaluating changes and variations, including preparation of cashflows, forecasts, cost control and management. You will work closely with post contract QS teams to manage commercial aspects of subcontractors and self-delivery teams across all construction aspects including structures, technical services, traffic signalling and road traffic electronic signage across the Area 5 network.

You will manage a team of estimators and Quantity Surveyors, supported by the wider CPS team, to develop and define changes to the works and pricing of variations on the project. Negotiating with Connect Plus (Employer) and National Highways (Employer) to agree changes in project costs due to Change will be a key responsibility. You will calculate benchmark rates annually for use with change estimates and work closely with the project change/commercial team to measure and value works, refine cost models and pricing baselines, including cost verification audits.

Maintaining a working knowledge of the bespoke DBFO contract, you will act as the first point of contact for day-to-day contractual queries. You will roll out the use of CANDY software for estimating contract cost changes, refine forecast and investment models, prepare weekly and monthly budget/cost reports, and participate in budget/cost reviews. You will assist with preparing monthly reports for the CPS Senior Team covering progress, fees earned, cost to date, forecast and Earned Value Management (EVM).

Working generally as a Senior QS on one of the largest road projects in Europe, you will report quarterly on performance against forecasts for Strategic Changes, manage applications to the Employer for all completed change-related works, contribute to M25 Community events (CTSG and commercial forums), and manage the Change Register to ensure contract changes are tracked in accordance with client requirements.

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 vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities. We offer a full range of benefits including smart working with flexible hours and up to 40% remote working where roles allow, 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata), family friendly policies including maternity/adoption and paternity/partner leave, pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

Experience
- Proven experience as a pre-contract and post-contract Managing Quantity Surveyor in highways works
- Good knowledge of road structures, traffic monitoring, signalling and electronic signage equipment
- Experience managing a team of commercial staff
- Strong negotiation skills with clients, stakeholders and supply chain partners
- Experience in commercial management of NEC subcontracts
- Previous experience running and managing a Commercial Team

About you
- Effective multi-disciplinary working style
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Ability to work in a complex and dynamic infrastructure environment
- Proactive and solution-focused approach

Qualifications
- Membership of a relevant professional body and/or working towards a relevant professional qualification such as RICS or CInstCES is desirable
- Valid CSCS card required