Senior Quantity Surveyor

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BBUK11926

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About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Connect Plus Services (CPS) M25 London Orbital Motorway Project. This role can be based at our Leatherhead, South Mimms, or Dartford office locations.

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis, and Egis, responsible for operating and maintaining the M25. The M25 is Europe’s busiest motorway, requiring careful planning and efficient management to deliver over £100m of annual infrastructure investment annually, alongside planned and reactive maintenance activities.

If you’re pursuing or developing a career in highways, working on the M25 offers unparalleled challenges and opportunities unmatched by any other project.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will oversee the measurement and valuation of works, reconciling these to project costs. You will aim to minimise project costs while maximising value for money, ensuring standards and quality are maintained.

What You’ll Be Doing

Key responsibilities include:

Ordering and systematically checking information.
Maximising digital opportunities to improve efficiency.
Preparing Activity Schedules, Resource Schedules, and analysing tender documents.
Conducting audits to ensure costs align with subcontract agreements.
Critically appraising, estimating, and negotiating with third parties.
Reviewing complex contract programmes such as Time-Location and assisting with delay and disruption programmes.
Monitoring and reporting on project performance, including main and subcontractor accounts.
Managing commercial aspects with customers and stakeholders.
Providing contract administration, including issuing notices and certificates.
Advising on procurement routes and tender strategies.
Preparing and maintaining procurement programmes and tender enquiries.
Managing change in line with contract conditions.
Preparing cost value reconciliations and earned value management reports.
Analysing rates and prices, assessing variations, and preparing claims when required.
Preparing forecasts of outturn cost and value.

Who We’re Looking For

We are looking for candidates with:

Extensive experience as a Quantity Surveyor, including managing a team of commercial staff.
A BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline with relevant experience.
Membership of RICS, ICES, or a similar professional body (or working towards this qualification).
The ability to mentor and guide others on their journey to professional Chartered Membership.

Why Work for Us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious and meaningful projects, developing, building, and maintaining vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?
In addition to contributing to life-changing projects, we offer a comprehensive range of benefits.

Key Benefits Include:

Smart working: Flexibility with staggered start/finish times and up to 40% remote working (role-dependent).
Generous leave policies: 25 days of paid annual leave (pro rata).
Family-friendly policies: Including 28 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks of full pay for paternity/partners leave.
Additional benefits: Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and much more.

About Us:

CPS represents an exciting collaboration between industry giants Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis, and Egis! Together, we spearhead the operation and maintenance of none other than the M25—the bustling heartbeat of European motorways. Imagine the thrill of orchestrating over £100 million of annual investment into this vital highway infrastructure, meticulously planning and executing projects amidst the constant flow of traffic. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of Highways or eager to embark on this exhilarating journey, the M25 promises an unparalleled experience, brimming with challenges and opportunities that simply cannot be matched elsewhere!

We foster diversity and inclusivity in our workplace, actively welcoming applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds. Regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status, all are encouraged to apply. Our goal is to cultivate a supportive and respectful environment where every employee can excel. If you need accommodations during the recruitment process, please inform us.

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This is a hybrid role designed to fully maximize team collaboration on the project, we therefore expect a minimum of 60% of your time to be spent at a CPS offices.

Note to all internal CPS employees:

If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through your parent company’s careers portal by entering the job title in the search bar. If your employing company is not advertising this role, please submit your CV and the role title to recruitment@connectplusm25.co.uk

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

If you’re looking to make a real impact and grow your career, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!