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 includes developing and evaluating changes and variations, preparing cashflows, forecasts, and 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 with support from the wider CPS team to define changes to the works and develop pricing of variations. 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 and roll out the use of CANDY for estimating contract cost changes. You will refine forecast and investment models, prepare weekly and monthly budget/cost reports, and participate in budget/cost reviews. Assisting with monthly reports for the CPS Senior Team including progress, fees earned, cost to date, forecast and Earned Value Management (EVM) will also be part of your role.

Working generally as a Senior QS on one of the largest road projects in Europe, you will report quarterly on performance against the forecast 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 change is 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 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…

Experience
The role will be varied and multi-discipline working effectively as a pre-contract and post-contract Managing QS. You will have experience in highways works and a good knowledge of road structures, traffic monitoring, signalling and electronic signage equipment and pre and post contract Quantity Surveying disciplines. Previous experience of superintending a team of commercial staff is essential. Strong experience in negotiation with clients, stakeholders and supply chain partners is required. You will also need relevant experience in commercial management of NEC subcontracts.

About you
You are a confident leader with excellent communication and negotiation skills. You have the ability to manage a commercial team and work collaboratively across multiple disciplines. You are proactive, organised and able to manage complex contractual and commercial issues effectively.

Qualifications
Membership of a relevant professional body and/or working towards a relevant professional qualification is desirable, such as RICS or CInstCES. A valid CSCS card is required.