Senior Quantity Surveyor

BAM Infrastructure is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior 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); 

A living away allowance will be provided for working away from home along with other package benefits.

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
• Manage, supervise and mentor your "reports" within the commercial structure
• Provide and control strategy of commercial contacts with client's representatives
• Provide commercial contact with supply chain partners through pre-contract meetings, contract vetting and input to subcontract documents
• Commercial management of subcontractors
• Monitor the timely production of reliable cost performance data
• Produce and present monthly / quarterly reports
• Be 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
• Produce the financial assessment of insurance claims with insurer's representatives

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
• Have the confidence and ability to work within a team environment, and to have a positive influence on outcomes.
• Relevant qualification (Degree, HNC/D)
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Advantageous:

• Early Contractor Involvement experience
• Experience of target cost contracts
• Relevant Professional qualification (CICES/RICS)

• 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.

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That's our mission and our promise at BAM. It's how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We're on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Kirstin Alexander, Recruiter, BAM Infrastructure, at 

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.