Quantity Surveyor - Ground Engineering

BAM UK & Ireland; Kilsyth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/travel allowance

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

2 wellbeing days

1 volunteering day

8% matched pension contributions

Personal and professional development

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland’s Ground Engineering unit is seeking a talented Quantity Surveyor to join our growing team in Scotland, based from Kilsyth near Glasgow. You will take commercial ownership of multiple projects, drive reporting and performance, and participate in pre-construction through to close-out with monthly site visits across Scotland.

The role combines strategic commercial responsibility with regular site engagement, offering flexible working to support a healthy work-life balance and

Qualifications

• Successful experience at Quantity Surveyor level with tier 1 or 2 contractors.
• Understanding of basic contract law and contractual obligations with strong commercial awareness.
• Professional Institution membership or working towards ICES (or similar) preferred.
• Open collaborative approach and willingness to help colleagues.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high personal safety and environmental standards per Company policy.
• Provide commercial advice and support across pre-construction to project hand-back.
• Manage costs and monitor project and departmental performance.
• Prepare monthly cost and value reports, including risk management and quarterly reports.
• Attend site meetings and provide input to project strategy and change discussions.
• Ensure timely production of payment applications and site coordination.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Mobility

Collaborative approach

Education

Degree in Commercial/Construction

Job description

BAM UK & Ireland's Ground Engineering unit are looking for a talented Quantity Surveyor to join our growing team and play a pivotal role in delivering a diverse portfolio of projects across Scotland. Based from our Kilsyth office near Glasgow, you'll work with industry-leading specialists, take commercial ownership of multiple projects, and drive the commercial reporting and performance of a key department. Combining strategic commercial responsibility with regular site engagement, this role offers exposure to every stage of a project from pre-construction (including Contract negotiations), to project delivery and project close out, with monthly visits to projects across Scotland. Alongside a competitive package and genuine career development opportunities, we offer flexible working to support a healthy work-life balance and help you perform at your best.

Making Possible

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

• Maintain high personal safety and environmental standards in accordance with Company policy
• Maintain effective communication with peers and managers
• Provide commercial advice and support to the team at all stages from pre-construction to project hand-back
• Commercial management for dispute avoidance
• Working with the operational team to monitor project and departmental costs
• Prepare monthly cost and value reports including risk management, quarterly reports and present to senior management
• Take part in discussions concerning project performance and provide commercial input to project strategy
• Understand and promote usage of Company Procedures
• Risk and opportunity management including identification and assessment of risks and opportunity both internally and externally
• Change management including assessing and agreeing change with the client
• Ensure timely production of appropriate levels of applications for payments
• Attend and provide input to all site required meetings
• Manage time effectively working on multiple projects of varying value, in a structured manner

What do you bring to the role?

Essential

• Successful experience at Quantity Surveyor level working for tier 1 or 2 contractors (other backgrounds may be considered)
• Understanding of basic contract law and contractual obligations with strong commercial awareness
• Member of a Professional Institution or working towards application of the ICES, (or similar) preferred
• Open Collaborative approach and willing to help and assist those around you
• Excellent negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Mobility to attend sites across Scotland in a visiting capacity
• Educated to Degree level in a relevant Commercial, Construction or Project Management qualification (preferred but not essential)

Desirable

• Experience of a similar role, with good knowledge of Ground Investigation.

Whats 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

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. Thats our mission and our promise at BAM. Its how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. Were on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.