Senior Quantity Surveyor in Glasgow

Building a sustainable tomorrow. BAM is looking to recruit experienced and motivated Senior Quantity Surveyors to join our growing team, delivering major civil engineering projects across Scotland. Our projects are primarily within the energy infrastructure sector, including the construction of new substations and HVDC converter stations that are critical to supporting Scotland's transition to Net Zero.

Initially, you will be based out of our Kilsyth office, before transitioning to site during the project delivery phase. A living-away allowance will be provided for working away from home along with other package benefits. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a high-performing team working on complex and meaningful infrastructure projects that are shaping the future of energy in Scotland.

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.
• Managing, supervising and mentoring your reports within the commercial structure.
• Providing and controlling the strategy of commercial contacts with clients' representatives.
• Providing commercial contact with supply chain partners through pre-contract meetings, contract vetting and input to subcontract documents.
• Commercial management of subcontractors.
• Monitoring the timely production of reliable cost performance data.
• Producing and presenting monthly/quarterly reports.
• Being 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.
• Producing 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.
• 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).

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.