Graduate Quantity Surveyor - T&D Construction (Glasgow, UK)

Burns & McDonnell; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell in Glasgow is seeking a Graduate Quantity Surveyor to provide project-level commercial support on live projects and tenders in the power sector. You will coordinate with project teams on cost, value and risk management.

Reporting through CVR and monthly valuations, you’ll help optimise cash flow, manage subcontractor accounts, and develop cost estimates. This role offers a path to professional accreditation and early responsibility within a global engineering firm.

Qualifications

• BSc or HND in Quantity Surveying or equivalent; experience may substitute.
• Experience in Power Transmission & Distribution sector preferred.
• Familiarity with NEC3/NEC4 contract forms (Options A & C).

Responsibilities

• Conduct monthly internal reporting through CVR and internal commercial management procedures.
• Produce monthly client reports in accordance with contract and client procedures.
• Ensure cash flow is optimised through activity schedules, monthly valuations and subcontractor account control.
• Identify commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change events.
• Prepare and manage sub-contracts through to Final Account agreement.

Skills

Cost control

Contractual awareness

Communication

Education

BSc or HND in Quantity Surveying

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Description

Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, architecture and construction solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 75 offices worldwide and recognised as a Global Leader within T&D Construction.

This role will provide commercial support at project level in aspects of commercial control. You will work on both live projects and tender opportunities within the power sector. The Graduate Quantity Surveyor will be required to coordinate and communicate effectively with the wider project teams on matters of cost, value and risk management.

Technical Responsibilities

• The below responsibilities will be conducted with the support of a Senior Quantity Surveyor.
• Conduct monthly internal reporting through the CVR and internal commercial management procedures.
• Conduct monthly reporting to the client in accordance with the contract and the client periodical reporting procedure
• Ensure cash flow is optimised through the development of activity schedules, the submission of monthly valuations and the control of subcontractor accounts
• Drive the recovery of outstanding monies and ensure all queries are fully resolved in a timely manner
• Identify commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change events
• Manage change events in accordance with the contract including early warnings, CE notification, CE quotation and through to CE implementation and inclusion into the new cost and programme baselines.
• Produce cost estimates and subcontract enquiries for both tender proposals and compensation events.
• Ensure the project delivery teams adhere to risk management procedures and financial compliance
• Record the commercial KPI data at project level and minimise any potential negative effect on your projects
• Maintain the projects adherence to payment timescales
• Prepare and manage sub-contracts throughout the project, through to Final Account agreement.

Qualifications

• BSc or HND (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or an equivalent commercially related subject. The education requirement can be substituted for equivalent years of experience.
• Experience within the Power Transmission &Distribution sector preferred
• Awareness and experience of construction methods, technology, standard forms of measurement and the NEC 3 and NEC4 forms of contract (Options A & C)
• Excellent computer literacy with experience MS Office suite of programs.
• Ability to understand, interpret and analyze a project programme.

Desirable

• Chartership or working towards chartership through the RICS or similar accredited institution
• Excellent communication skills and analytical skills with the ability to apply intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
• Pro‑active in building knowledge and understanding of the industry
• Strong understanding of project management to execute project work
• Ability to develop innovative and practical solutions to a range of problems and an understanding of how one issue may be part of a much larger solution
• Ability to make an effective and collaborative contribution to the team through sharing knowledge, promoting ideas and valuing the contribution of all team members.
• Able to travel and work on‑site where necessary
• High standards of verbal and written communication
• Collaborative and keen to share information, knowledge and skills
• Keen to seek out new opportunities for learning and career progression
• Be able to identify the goals of any project and work steadily towards them
• Ability to adhere to a structured and methodical approach to any task, identifying priorities and setting deadlines.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Estimating

Primary Location

GB-Glasgow-Glasgow

Schedule

Full-time

Travel

Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID

265049

Job Hire Type

New Grad #UKO N/A