Senior Quantity Surveyor

BAM Group; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial management on a major energy project. This role involves overseeing a commercial team, ensuring compliance with contractual provisions, and providing strategic input during the Pre-Construction phase. The company values sustainability and inclusivity, offering a flexible working environment and a commitment to employee development. If you have a strong background in civil engineering and team management, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a significant project while advancing your career.

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.
• Understanding of NEC contracts and contractual provisions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee commercial project management and team management.
• Ensure timely provision of cost reconciliations and cashflow monitoring.

Skills

Team Management

Civil Engineering

Contractual Provisions

Communication Skills

Education

Degree

HNC/D

Tools

NEC Form of Contract

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM Nuttall are currently involved in a major energy project in the South West (Hinkley Point C, near Bridgwater in Somerset), delivering reinforced concrete, bulk earthworks, infrastructure, and building on one of the UK’s largest projects. We require a Senior Quantity Surveyor with building / MEP / Marine / Civil engineering experience.

Your work environment

• You will initially be based at our client's, EDF, office in Bristol and then out on site when required.
• 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.

Your mission

As a Senior 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, what you need to know?

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.