Senior Quantity Surveyor

BAM UK & Ireland; Peterhead; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living away allowance

Flexible working policy

Company car/allowance/travel allowance

Private healthcare

Pension 8% matched

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Peterhead site on the EGL2 project, a joint venture with Hitachi Energy. You will oversee commercial activities, drive profitability, and mentor a project commercial team on a high‑profile 525kV HVDC subsea transmission project expanding from Scotland to England.

You will coordinate with clients, subcontractors and the project team to ensure cost control, timely payments and accurate reporting across the multi‑year

Qualifications

• Successful experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor
• Experience of NEC forms of contract
• 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)

Responsibilities

• Managing diverse projects with emphasis on quality, timeliness and cost-effectiveness
• 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
• Provide commercial advice to the site team and management on contractual issues
• Produce the financial assessment of insurance claims with insurers' representatives

Skills

Contract negotiation

Mentoring team

Collaboration

Communication skills

Cost management

Education

Degree or HNC/D in Quantity Surveying

Tools

NEC contracts experience

Job description

BAM UK & Ireland's Infrastructure Segment are looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Senior Quantity Surveyor who can strengthen our existing team on the large civil engineering project, the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) project.

EGL2 project is a JV with Hitachi Energy (HEBAM) and 5-year project which will see the creation of a 525kV, 2GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea transmission cable from Peterhead in Scotland to Drax in England. This will be the longest HVDC Cable in the UK and the UKs single largest transmission project ever, providing enough power for 2 million UK homes

Your team

• This role will be based on our Peterhead site


• A living away allowance will be provided for working away from home along with other package benefits


• BAM operates a flexible working policy

Making Possible

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for the following:

• 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 the strategy of commercial contacts with clients 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 the insurers 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:

• Early Contractor Involvement experience


• Experience of target cost contracts


• Relevant Professional qualification (CICES/RICS)

Whats 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

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