Building Surveyor (Commercial) in Beauly

Building a sustainable tomorrow. BAM Infrastructure is seeking an experienced and motivated Quantity Surveyor to join our ASTI onshore team, with projects scheduled to run until 2030. As a key member of this team, you will contribute to the delivery of large-scale civil engineering projects that will provide critical infrastructure to support future renewable developments across Scotland. The successful candidate will initially be based in our Inverness office, before moving to a site office near Drumnadrochit (close to Inverness).

Your team will receive a living-away allowance for working away from home, along with other package benefits. BAM operates a flexible working policy.

As a 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 project managers, Managing QS, and other associated engineering disciplines.
• Manage, supervise, and mentor junior commercial staff to aid their development.
• Provide input and professionalism to meetings with client representatives.
• Provide commercial input with supply chain partners through tender enquiries, pre-contract meetings, analysis, recommendation, contract vetting and subcontract documents.
• Commercial management of subcontractors including payment preparation and final account work negotiation.
• Monitor cost of site resources and timely production of reliable cost performance data.
• Produce monthly cost and value reports, quarterly reports and present to senior management.
• Take part in discussions concerning project performance and provide commercial input to project strategy.
• Ensure adherence to Risk and Opportunity management protocol and advise the project team accordingly.
• Understand and promote usage of Company Procedures and suggest improvements to senior management.
• Involvement in change management including ensuring adherence to Contractual timescales and Notices & input to the programme.
• Ensure timely production of Monthly Applications for Payment in accordance with the provisions of the conditions of contract.
• Provide commercial advice to the site team and management on all contractual issues.
• Attend and provide input to all site commercial meetings.
• Manage time and workloads for yourself and the commercial team in a structured manner.
• Assist in defining and delivery of commercial training to all site staff.

What do you bring to the role?

The following are required:

• Successful experience at Quantity Surveyor level for a main contractor, demonstrating effective core commercial skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with the project team, including the Client, Project Managers and Designers.
• Confidence and ability to work within a team environment, and to have a positive influence on outcomes.
• Willingness to help and assist those around you in their development.
• Competence in the use of Microsoft Excel & Microsoft Word.

The following are desirable requirements:

• Early Contractor Involvement experience.
• Experience of target cost contracts.
• 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, and 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.