Senior Quantity Surveyor

BAM UK & Ireland; Kilsyth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living-away allowance

Flexible working policy

Company car / travel allowance

8% pension match

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

Wellbeing days

Volunteering day

Professional development

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team on a major UK electricity transmission project in Scotland. Based on-site in Peterhead and at our Kilsyth head office, you will oversee commercial activities, manage subcontractors and drive value from contract negotiations.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with Clients and Project Managers, and contribute to long-term delivery of civil engineering works critical to Scotland’s renewable energy future.

Qualifications

• Senior Quantity Surveyor with proven experience in large-scale civil/energy projects.
• Experience working with NEC forms of contract.
• Ability to mentor and coach direct reports and build client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage diverse projects with focus on quality, timeliness and cost.
• Negotiate contracts to optimise profitability.
• Provide commercial guidance to site teams and manage subcontractors.

Skills

Senior QS experience

NEC contracts

Mentoring

Client relationships

Team leadership

Education

Degree or equivalent (Degree, HNC/D)

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM UK & Ireland are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team. With a strong pipeline of secured work and continued success in delivering major infrastructure schemes, this is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in projects that are helping power Scotland’s renewable energy future.

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM UK & Ireland are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team. With a strong pipeline of secured work and continued success in delivering major infrastructure schemes, this is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in projects that are helping power Scotland’s renewable energy future. Based a mix of on-site in Peterhead and in our head office in Kilsyth, you’ll be part of a high-performing team delivering large-scale civil engineering works for a major UK electricity transmission infrastructure project, with the chance to make a real impact from day one. This role offers excellent opportunities for career progression, long-term project involvement, and ongoing professional development within a business committed to sustained growth and investment in its people.

Your team

• A living-away allowance will be provided for working away from home, along with other package benefits
• BAM operate a flexible working policy.

Making Possible

• Managing diverse projects, ensuring quality, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness, with an emphasis on adding value
• Collaborating in joint venture projects, building productive relationships
• Excelling in contract negotiation for optimized project profitability
• Mentoring teams and enhancing operational capabilities
• Showcasing exceptional collaboration and communication skills
• Excelling in multitasking to meet deliverables without compromising quality
• Manage, supervise and mentor your "reports" within the commercial structure
• Provide and control strategy of commercial contacts with client’s representatives
• Provide commercial contact with supply chain partners through pre-contract meetings, contract vetting and input to subcontract documents
• Commercial management of subcontractors
• Monitor the timely production of reliable cost performance data
• Produce and present monthly / quarterly reports
• Be responsible for the timely production of appropriate levels of applications for payments in accordance with the provisions of the conditions of contract
• Providing commercial advice to the site team, and management on all contractual issues
• Produce the financial assessment of insurance claims with insurer’s representatives

What do you bring to the role?

Necessary

• Successful experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor, or at Quantity Surveyor level looking to take the next step in your career, demonstrating effective core commercial skills
• Experience of NEC forms of contract
• Demonstrable ability to mentor and coach direct reports
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with the project team including the Client, Project Managers and Designers
• Have the confidence and ability to work within a team environment, and to have a positive influence on outcomes.
• Relevant qualification (Degree, HNC/D)

Advantageous

• Experience of target cost contracts
• 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

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.