Senior Quantity Surveyor

BAM; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to drive commercial success across projects in Yorkshire. The role includes managing subcontractors, maintaining safety standards, and producing cost reports, all while fostering a collaborative work environment. Candidates should possess significant experience in quantity surveying and the ability to build effective relationships with clients and colleagues.

Benefits

Competitive salary

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

Qualifications

• Successful experience at Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor level.
• Demonstrating effective core commercial skills and collaborative relationships.
• Confidence in a team environment with a positive influence.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing, supervising and mentoring direct reports.
• Commercial management of subcontractors and processing payments.
• Ensure timely production of reliable cost performance data.

Skills

Core commercial skills

Collaborative relationships

Confidence and team influence

Development assistance

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

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Building a sustainable tomorrow

We have an opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to work within Yorkshire on the Collaborative Delivery Framework for the Environment Agency. The Framework covers the delivery of ESE and Construction Contracts for maintaining and renewing flood defences and associated infrastructure.

Your work environment

• 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. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Your mission

As a Senior 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 the team you are working with
• Manage, supervise and mentor your direct reports
• Provide commercial contact with supply chain partners through pre-contract meetings, contract vetting and input to subcontract documents
• Commercial management of subcontractors including processing payments, obtaining final account agreements, and resolving disputed issues by negotiation, if appropriate
• Ensure the timely production of reliable cost performance data
• Assist in the production of monthly / quarterly reports
• Be responsible for change management including ensuring adherence to Contractual timescales and Notices
• Ensure adherence to Risk and Opportunity management protocol and advise the Management Team accordingly
• Be responsible for the timely production of appropriate levels of applications for payments in accordance with the provisions of the conditions of contract
• Attend and provide input to all site commercial meetings. Providing commercial advice to the site team
• Manage time and workloads for yourself and your commercial team in a structured manner

Who are we looking for?

The following are required:

• Successful experience at Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor level demonstrating effective core commercial skills
• 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
• Willing to help and assist those around you in their development
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Excel & Microsoft Word

The following are desirable requirements:

• Early Contractor Involvement experience
• Experience in NEC3 and NEC4 forms of contract
• Experience of target cost contracts
• Previous MEICA experience
• Working towards CICES membership or equivalent

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 Infrastructure 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

For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Zainab Rubbani, Recruiter, BAM Infrastructure, Email: [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.