Managing Quantity Surveyor

BAM Group; Peterhead; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry leader is seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join their dynamic team on a groundbreaking civil engineering project. This role involves overseeing commercial project management, ensuring compliance with contractual provisions, and mentoring a diverse commercial team. With a commitment to sustainability and inclusivity, this innovative firm offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including a company car and private healthcare. If you are passionate about making a difference in the construction sector and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Company Car / Car Allowance

8% Matched Pension Contributions

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

26 Days Holiday

2 Wellbeing Days

1 Volunteering Day

Personal and Professional Development

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams across multiple projects is essential.
• Understanding of NEC contracts and contractual provisions is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Oversee commercial project management and ensure timely cost reconciliations.
• Liaise with operations and manage a commercial team across multiple schemes.

Skills

Team Management

Civil Engineering

NEC Contract Knowledge

Contractual Provisions Understanding

Client Facing Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Degree

HNC/D

Professional Qualification (CICES/RICS)

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM Nuttall are looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Managing Quantity Surveyor who can strengthen our existing team on the large civil engineering project, the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) project.

EGL2 project is a JV with Hitachi Energy (HEBAM) and 5-year project which will see the creation of a 525kV, 2GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea transmission cable from Peterhead in Scotland to Drax in England. This will be the longest HVDC Cable in the UK and the UK’s single largest transmission project ever, providing enough power for 2 million UK homes.

Your work environment

• This role will be based at our Peterhead site.
• A living away allowance will be provided for working away from home along with other package benefits.
• BAM operates a flexible working policy.
• People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Your mission

As a Managing Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for the following:

• Reporting to Commercial Manager.
• Liaison with operations team and support services.
• Managing a commercial team of varying levels across multiple schemes.
• Responsibility for overseeing commercial project management on multiple schemes including ensuring timely provision of the following:
• monthly cost value reconciliations, cashflow monitoring, monthly and quarterly forecasts.
• monthly application for payment.
• change management.
• Manage / mentor members of commercial team as required.
• Take part in discussions concerning project performance and provide commercial input to project strategy.
• Work with our clients and stakeholders to achieve optimum commercial solutions.
• Ensure compliance and adherence with project and company commercial procedures including for procurement and subcontract management.
• Provide commercial input into the Pre-Construction/Tender phase of projects.
• Manage ECI/portfolio of ECI projects from a commercial perspective, including input into reviewing contract documents.

Who are we looking for?

Necessary:

• Previous experience of managing a team (ideally across multiple projects).
• Previous experience on civil engineering schemes.
• Experience of NEC form of Contract.
• Thorough understanding of contractual provisions with a view to be able to comment, review and draft documents.
• Relevant qualification – Degree; HNC/D.

Advantageous:

• Early Contractor Involvement experience.
• Experience of target cost contracts.
• Good client facing collaborative attitude.
• Good communication skills.
• Relevant Professional qualification (CICES/RICS).

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary.
• A wide range of family friendly policies.
• Company car / car allowance / travel allowance.
• 8 % matched pension contributions.
• Private healthcare.
• Life assurance.
• 26 days holiday.
• 2 wellbeing days.
• 1 volunteering day.
• Personal and professional development.

BAM Nuttall is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.

Who are we?

The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.

Our recruitment process

For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Zainab Rubbani, Recruiter, at [e-mail].

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.