Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor

BAM UK & Ireland; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Family-friendly policies

Company car/travel allowance

8 % matched pension contributions

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

Wellbeing days

Volunteering day

Personal and professional development

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is seeking a Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the Track North Commercial Team on the HS2 project in Birmingham. You will support commercial management, cost control, forecasting and reporting for the Track North portfolio.

You will administrate main contracts, manage change and procurement, and maintain accurate records while building strong relationships with the project team and supply chain partners.

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC or equivalent in Quantity Surveying or related discipline.
• Experience in quantity surveying or commercial management within construction, engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of contract administration, cost management and commercial reporting.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
• Strong commercial awareness and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support the commercial management of the Track North portfolio including cost control, forecasting and reporting.
• Administrate the main contract and supply chain agreements per contractual governance.
• Manage commercial change including compensation events, variations and value recovery.
• Support procurement activities, tender evaluations and subcontract management.
• Assess applications for payment and maintain accurate commercial records.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities with clear advice to stakeholders.
• Build effective relationships with project teams, clients and supply chain partners while protecting the JV's position.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Commercial management

Contract administration

Cost management

Commercial reporting

Communication

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Prioritisation

Education

Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying or related

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrow

HS2 Ltd has appointed Ferrovial Construction / BAM Nuttall JV (FBRS JV) to deliver almost 140 miles of high-speed railway track between London and the West Midlands.

As the Track Systems Contractor, the JV is responsible for the design, construction, logistics, testing and commissioning of a fully integrated track system across the HS2 Phase One route. This includes the delivery of ballastless track systems, rail installation, precast and in-situ track slabs, and the Infrastructure Maintenance Depot at Calvert.

HS2 is the largest transport infrastructure project undertaken in the UK for a generation, creating additional capacity on the rail network whilst enabling faster and more reliable journeys between major UK cities. This role will support the delivery of the Track North section of the programme as it enters a significant phase of procurement and delivery, with multiple new supply chain contracts and design packages being mobilised.

We are seeking a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the Track North Commercial Team.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the commercial management of the project, supporting the administration of the main contract and a growing portfolio of supply chain contacts. Working within a collaborative project environment, you will help ensure effective contract administration, robust cost control, proactive management of change, and accurate commercial reporting. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to one of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes whilst developing experience across major design, construction and rail systems contracts.

Your Team

• Candidates will be based in our project office in Snow Hill near Birmingham.

Making Possible

• Support the commercial management of the Track North portfolio, including cost control, forecasting and reporting.
• Administrate the main contract and supply chain agreements in accordance with contractual and governance requirements.
• Manage commercial change, including compensation events, variations and value recovery activities.
• Support procurement activities, tender evaluations and subcontract management.
• Assess applications for payment and maintain accurate commercial records.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities, providing clear advice to project stakeholders.
• Build effective working relationships with project teams, clients and supply chain partners whilst protecting the JV's commercial position.

You will join a growing commercial team supporting a high-profile national infrastructure programme at a critical stage of delivery. The role offers the opportunity to take ownership of key commercial activities, work alongside experienced industry professionals, and develop your career within one of the UK's largest and most complex engineering projects.

What do you bring to the role?

Essential

• Degree, HNC or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
• Experience in quantity surveying or commercial management within construction, engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of contract administration, cost management and commercial reporting.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced project environment.
• Strong commercial awareness and attention to detail.

Desirable

• Experience of NEC contracts.
• Rail or major infrastructure project experience.
• Experience managing consultants or subcontractors.
• Membership of, or working towards membership of, RICS, CIOB, ICES or equivalent professional institution.
• Experience of change management and compensation event processes.

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

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That's our mission and our promise at BAM. It's 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. We're 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.