At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead commercial projects, manage costs, and ensure successful delivery in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Join BGEN, a top UK contractor with over 100 years of experience in infrastructure.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, private healthcare, generous leave, and discounts on shopping.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team that values inclusion and personal development.
- Why this job: Shape the future of essential infrastructure while growing your career in a supportive team.
- Qualifications: Proven MEICA experience, strong negotiation skills, and digital proficiency required.
The predicted salary is between 44000 - 53000 £ per year.
About The Role
Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
This role will join BGEN - one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over 100 years of industry experience. We support clients in the water, power & energy, pharmaceutical, nuclear and food and beverage industries to deliver next generation, value-added engineering solutions.
We are strengthening our Major Projects capability and are seeking Senior Quantity Surveyor with proven MEICA experience to support the delivery of large-scale, complex programmes. This is a pivotal role with direct reporting into senior leadership, offering the opportunity not only to take ownership of major projects but also to help shape and build a new commercial team as our project pipeline grows.
What will you be doing?
As Senior Quantity Surveyor for BGEN at the Hinkley Point C site, this role provides commercial leadership and project control, reporting directly to the Commercial Manager. Responsibilities include managing project costs, commercial performance, forecasting, and financial reporting to ensure successful project delivery. The role oversees subcontractor procurement, contract administration, and supplier performance, while leading estimating and pricing activities to support business objectives. Strong client relationship management is essential, alongside identifying, assessing, and mitigating commercial risks. Working across multiple disciplines, the position provides leadership and collaboration to project teams, driving performance, value, compliance, and successful commercial outcomes.
What you’ll bring
- Cost Estimation & Forecasting: Ability to perform detailed financial forecasting, manage cost changes, value engineering, and monthly commercial reporting.
- Contractual & Legal Knowledge: A strong understanding of construction law, commercial risk evaluation, and dispute avoidance.
- Digital Proficiency: Advanced mastery of Microsoft Excel for data modeling, alongside working knowledge of industry-standard commercial software.
- Stakeholder Management: Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels.
- Negotiation: High-level commercial negotiation skills for settling claims and managing subcontractor/client disputes.
- Leadership & Mentoring: Mentoring and supporting junior commercial team members.
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:
- Company Pension Scheme
- Death in Service Benefit
- Hybrid working is available following initial probationary period.
- Opportunity to purchase additional holidays per year (up to 5 days for full time employees)
- My Rewards offering discounts on high street and online shopping
- Employee assistance programme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private health care for you
- Car Allowance or Car Sacrifice
- Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet.
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations.
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life.
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
Senior Quantity Surveyor in Bridgwater employer: M Group
As a Supervisor in our dynamic team, you'll thrive in a supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritises safety and client satisfaction. We offer robust opportunities for professional growth and development, ensuring that every employee can advance their career while contributing to essential infrastructure services. Join us in a friendly and respectful environment where your contributions are valued and celebrated.
