Project Manager

About the role

Balfour Beatty are currently looking for a Project Manager (Building Surveyor) to join our Enabling Functions - Property team located in Derby, but will be travelling UK Wide. The UK Property team manages the whole lifecycle of the Balfour Beatty UK occupied estate from offices through to manufacturing facilities.

We're looking for a driven Project Manager with a Building Surveying background to coordinate the end to end delivery of fit-outs, refurbishments, and minor works across our operational estate. Plus supporting the lifecycle planning, including dilapidations and planned preventative maintenance (PPM).

Please Note: This role will require the successful applicant to hold a full driving license, due to the travelling involved.

What you'll be doing

As a Project Manager (Building Surveyor) you'll:

• Manage the day to day delivery of capital projects within the UK Permanent Estate, circa 10-20 projects per year with combined values up to £5m
• Draft and issue the brief
• Set up and manage JCT D&B contract
• Coordinate contractor and internal teams for delivery
• Manage the budget, review and advise on variations for approval by the Head of
• Ensure works completed in compliance with safety regulations
• Ensure O&Ms and project information is handed over to the Facilities team
• Undertake dilapidations assessments and negotiate settlements across the estate
• Drive improvements to D&I and sustainability across our estate

Who we're looking for

You'll have/be:

• Excellent organisation, prioritisation and time management skills and strong attention to detail for meticulous review of plans and costs
• Experience of providing support, whilst working in a fast-paced environment to meet targets and deadlines.
• Strong communication, relationship and negotiation skills and a curiosity led approach to delivery
• An understanding of CDM
• Advantageous – ability to use AutoCAD
• APM qualification is advantageous or working towards APM fundamentals (support will be provided)
• Degree or final year of degree with expected 2.1 in building surveying or project management
• Full clean driving licence (UK travel is required).
• Excellent IT skills, confident using Microsoft office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Copilot)
• Excellent team player with the ability to work on own initiative.
• Experience of working in commercial fit out

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…

About us

Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.

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. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

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. For more info, visit:

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:

Job Reference: BBUK15056