Quantity Surveyor

AmcoGiffen; Cumbernauld; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading civil engineering contractor as a Quantity Surveyor. You will manage commercial aspects of multiple projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget. This role offers a competitive salary, a supportive work environment, and opportunities for professional development in the thriving civil engineering sector.

Benefits

Company car or allowance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 3 volunteer days annually

Contributory pension scheme

Life insurance

Employee assistance programme

Ongoing professional development

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within a civil engineering environment.
• Relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management.
• Solid contractual knowledge with NEC contracts.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the commercial management across multiple sites.
• Preparing accurate and timely estimates and pricing submissions.
• Maintaining effective client liaison and managing subcontractor relationships.

Skills

Commercial management

Contract negotiation

Estimating and pricing

Client liaison

Project management

Education

HNC/HND/Degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management

Tools

NEC contracts

CVR preparation

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Sector: Rail & Civil Engineering

Location: Cumbernauld

Are you a driven Quantity Surveyor seeking to advance your career within a dynamic civil engineering environment? This is a fantastic opportunity to apply your skills and grow professionally by supporting the Scotland Civils Framework for Network Rail. You will be instrumental in managing the commercial aspects of multiple renewals projects over a 5-year framework.

About Our Business Unit

Join a vibrant, fast-paced team engaged in diverse multi-disciplinary civil engineering projects. Our portfolio includes work for local authorities, Network Rail, environmental agencies, and private developers. Projects typically encompass infrastructure works such as:

• Roads and bridges
• Footbridges and tunnels
• Underbridges and flood alleviation schemes
• Embankments and rail platforms
  
  

Currently, we are delivering several high-profile infrastructure projects and long-term frameworks, including Civils Asset Management (CAM), Renewals Framework, and a slab track framework.

The Role

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will be a key member of the commercial team, supporting Commercial Managers and Senior Quantity Surveyors in the daily management of various civil engineering and rail contracts. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in the commercial management across multiple sites, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Preparing accurate and timely estimates and pricing submissions
• Resolving pricing and contractual issues with clients
• Maintaining effective client liaison
• Collaborating with Site Managers to gather on-site information
• Managing subcontractor relationships
• Handling change management and issuing early warnings
• Administering contracts (NEC/NR forms)
• Preparing Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs)
• Final account preparation and settlement
  
  

What We’re Looking For

To excel in this role, you should have:

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within a civil engineering environment
• Relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management (HNC/HND/Degree)
• Solid contractual knowledge, particularly with NEC or Network Rail bespoke contracts
• Experience working in a contracting environment
• Rail sector experience is advantageous but not essential
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, negotiable based on experience
• Company car or allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with additional days based on service)
• Up to 3 volunteer days annually
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Westfield Health Cash Plan & Rewards
• Ongoing professional development and clear career progression pathways
• A supportive and safe working environment
• Employee forums providing a platform for your voice and ideas
  
  

If you're ready to take the next step in your civil engineering career and work on exciting projects with a forward-thinking company, we want to hear from you!

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction

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