Senior Cost Estimator

3 weeks ago

Scotland, United Kingdom BAM Nuttall Full time
Building a Sustainable Future

BAM Nuttall is seeking a skilled and driven Quantity Surveyor to enhance our team, managing substantial civil engineering projects throughout Scotland. These initiatives primarily focus on the energy infrastructure sector, constructing new substations and HVDC converter stations to facilitate Scotland's journey towards net zero emissions.

Your Responsibilities

As a Quantity Surveyor, your key responsibilities will include:

  • Upholding high standards of personal safety and environmental practices in line with company policies.
  • Ensuring effective communication with project managers, senior quantity surveyors, and other engineering disciplines.
  • Overseeing, guiding, and mentoring junior commercial personnel to foster their professional growth.
  • Contributing expertise and professionalism during meetings with client representatives.
  • Providing commercial insights to supply chain partners through tender inquiries, pre-contract discussions, analysis, recommendations, contract reviews, and subcontract documentation.
  • Managing subcontractor commercial activities, including payment preparations and final account negotiations.
  • Monitoring site resource costs and delivering timely, accurate cost performance data.
  • Generating monthly cost and value reports, quarterly summaries, and presenting findings to senior management.
  • Participating in discussions regarding project performance and offering commercial input for project strategies.
  • Ensuring compliance with risk and opportunity management protocols and advising the project team accordingly.
  • Promoting the use of company procedures and suggesting enhancements to senior management.
  • Engaging in change management, ensuring adherence to contractual timelines and notices, and contributing to project scheduling.
  • Guaranteeing the timely preparation of monthly payment applications in accordance with contract conditions.
  • Providing commercial guidance to site teams and management on all contractual matters.
  • Attending and contributing to all site commercial meetings.
  • Organizing and managing your time and the workloads of the commercial team effectively.
  • Assisting in the design and delivery of commercial training for all site personnel.
Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will possess the following mandatory qualifications:

  • Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor with a main contractor, showcasing strong core commercial skills.
  • Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with project teams, including clients, project managers, and designers.
  • Confidence and capability to work effectively within a team environment, positively influencing outcomes.
  • A willingness to support and assist colleagues in their professional development.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.


Desirable qualifications include:

  • Experience with Early Contractor Involvement.
  • Familiarity with target cost contracts.
  • Progress towards CICES membership or an equivalent qualification.
What We Offer
  • Competitive salary package.
  • A comprehensive range of family-friendly policies.
  • Company vehicle or car allowance.
  • 8% matched pension contributions.
  • Private healthcare coverage.
  • Life insurance benefits.
  • 26 days of annual leave.
  • 2 well-being days.
  • 1 volunteering day.
  • Opportunities for personal and professional development.

BAM Nuttall is dedicated to promoting equality of opportunity in all employment practices and developing policies that support work-life balance.

About Us

The essence of construction lies in building for communities; it is about creating for life.

Where others may stop, we strive to go further, leading the way towards a sustainable future for ourselves and generations to come. As an industry leader, we continuously raise the bar.

Our core values—sustainability, inclusivity, collaboration, reliability, and ownership—empower us to achieve our goals today, tomorrow, and every day.

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