Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor

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

Job summary

A leading company in civil engineering is looking for a Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage diverse projects in Scotland, focusing on cost control and stakeholder engagement. You'll oversee commercial aspects in a dynamic environment, ensuring successful delivery and client satisfaction.

Benefits

Company car or allowance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Life insurance

Ongoing professional development

Supportive, safe working environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor in civils contracting.
• Strong civil engineering project background.
• Ability to manage multiple projects across various clients and sectors.

Responsibilities

• Leading the commercial management of multiple sites, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Preparing accurate estimates and submissions.
• Administering contracts (NEC/NR).

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cost control

Change management

Communication

Education

Relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management

Tools

NEC 3 and NEC 4 contracts

Job description

Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor

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Sector: General Civils & Energy

Location: Cumbernauld

Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor looking to take your career to the next level? Join our dynamic civils team in Scotland and take charge of the commercial management of a diverse portfolio of civil engineering and energy projects. This role offers the opportunity to oversee full project commerciality, including cost control, CVRs, payment applications, cash flow management, change control, early warnings, subcontract procurement, and stakeholder engagement.

About Our Business Unit

Operate within a fast-paced environment delivering multi-disciplinary civil engineering projects for a wide range of clients, including Local Authorities, Network Rail, environmental agencies, and private developers. Our projects typically involve:

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

We are currently managing several live infrastructure projects and long-term frameworks such as Civils Asset Management (CAM), Renewals Enhancement Framework (REF), and slab track schemes.

The Role

As a Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing the commercial aspects of projects within the Scotland business unit, primarily focusing on civil infrastructure schemes within the power and energy sectors. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the commercial management of multiple sites, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Preparing accurate estimates and submissions
• Resolving pricing and contractual issues with clients
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, supply chain partners, and internal teams
• Collaborating with Site Managers to gather daily project data
• Managing subcontractor relationships and procurement
• Handling change management and issuing early warnings
• Administering contracts (NEC/NR)
• Preparing Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs)
• Final account closure and reporting
  
  

What We’re Looking For

To succeed in this role, you should have:

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor in civils contracting
• Strong civil engineering project background
• Deep working knowledge of NEC 3 and NEC 4 contracts
• Relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management
• Ability to manage multiple projects across various clients and sectors
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience in client engagement and internal collaboration
• A proactive approach to contributing to the growth and success of the business unit
  
  

What We Offer

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

If you’re ready to leverage your civils and energy project experience within a forward-thinking company committed to your growth, 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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Recruitment Manager

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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