Senior Quantity Surveyor

BAM Group; Plymouth (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join BAM Group as a Senior Quantity Surveyor at the Devonport Royal Dockyard, responsible for managing a substantial package on a high-security military site. This role involves overseeing financial forecasts, cash flow management, and mentoring junior quantity surveyors while working in a diverse and inclusive environment focused on sustainable practices. A full UK driver's license and experience with NEC Contracts are required.

Benefits

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

Qualifications

• Fully conversant and experienced with NEC Contracts.
• Experience within a similar role.
• Professional Accreditation desired (e.g., RICS, ICE).

Responsibilities

• Management of a £40m package of works on a Nuclear licensed site.
• Provide commercial input, including financial and contractual performance forecasts.
• Ensure cash flow is maximized including payments on time.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Time Management

IT Proficiency

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Coins

Causeway

MS Office (Excel)

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrow

We are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join us at Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth where we are the preferred contractor to carry out heavy civil engineering construction in and around the Royal Navy dockyard.

Due to the site being a high Security Military Navy base, additional security checks will need to be made - BPSS/SC level of security clearance is required. These checks can take up to 8 weeks to process. Only candidates holding EU & NATO member passports can be considered for this role.

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:

• Management of a £40m package of works on a Nuclear licensed site including the management of a team of junior QS’ mentoring and nurturing their development to assist with the following tasks where applicable.
• Provide commercial input including financial and contractual performance forecasts to the management team. Help ensure that business targets and KPI’s are met / exceeded.
• Ensure cash flow is maximised including ensuring payments are made and received on time.
• Preparation and review of monthly cost reports for area, together with review of results and consideration of trends with other contract team members
• Forecasting and monitoring spend against approved Client budgets.
• Physical measurement of works and agreement of same with client and subcontractors.
• Agreement of certification and payment of subcontractor accounts - monitoring of such accounts against forecasts
• Implementation and compliance with the contract change control procedure and monitoring thereof including communications to client as appropriate.
• Managing sub-contractors including sending out enquiries, collating prices, comparing with tender, negotiation, order placement, agreement of account and payment
• To assess, review and mitigate commercial and contractual risks and implement Kier Group's policies for risk management.
• Client facing role so good communication skills are essential.

Who are we looking for?

• Fully converse and experience of NEC Contracts
• Experience with the use of CEMAR desired but not essential
• Experience working with Coins / Causeway accounting systems.
• Team player and working with a highly skilled diverse team.
• Holder of a Full UK Drivers Licence
• Educated to Degree level, or equivalent experience.
• Experience within a similar role
• Confident IT skills, proficient in the use of MS Office in particular Excel
• Excellent Communication skills both written and verbally.
• Must be an excellent organiser with proven time management skills.
• Professional Accreditation desired eg. RICS, ICE etc.

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, 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.