Commercial Assistant

**Commercial Assistant / Trainee Quantity Surveyor**

**Sector**: Rail & Civil Engineering

**Location**: Cumbernauld

**About the Role**

We’re looking for a Commercial Assistant / Trainee Quantity Surveyor to join our Commercial team in Scotland. This is an opportunity suited to individuals at various stages of their career—whether you're starting out or bringing some experience in commercial or administrative work. You’ll support experienced Quantity Surveyors across a range of infrastructure projects, gaining practical experience and developing your skills in a collaborative environment.

We’re committed to supporting professional development and can offer sponsorship for formal qualifications or apprenticeships for those looking to build a long-term career in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management.

**About the Business**

Our Scotland business unit delivers multi-disciplinary civil engineering projects for clients including Local Authorities, Network Rail, environmental bodies, and private developers. Current and ongoing work includes:

- Roads, bridges, tunnels, and underbridges
- Flood alleviation and embankment repairs
- Rail platforms and infrastructure upgrades

We’re actively delivering projects under long-term frameworks such as Civils Asset Management (CAM), Renewals Enhancement Framework (REF), and slab track renewals.

**Key Responsibilities**

You’ll be involved in a wide range of commercial tasks, including:

- Supporting Quantity Surveyors with day-to-day operations
- Assisting in cost planning, forecasting, and reporting
- Managing subcontractor payments and procurement processes
- Preparing and processing order requests and site instructions
- Compiling final account documentation and completion records
- Handling technical queries and client communications
- Maintaining trackers and preparing weekly reports
- Analysing commercial data for internal reporting
- Building effective working relationships across teams and with external partners
- Learning commercial systems and contributing to process improvements
- Ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, and company policies

**What We’re Looking For**

We’re seeking someone who is organised, proactive, and keen to develop within the construction industry. Ideally, you’ll bring:

- Strong communication skills and confidence in working with others
- Solid IT skills, especially in Microsoft Excel
- Attention to detail and a methodical approach to managing data
- A willingness to learn and take on new challenges
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Previous experience in a commercial or administrative role (preferred but not essential)
- A genuine interest in progressing within quantity surveying

**What We Offer**
- Competitive salary (based on experience)
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (with increases over time)
- Up to 3 volunteering days
- Company-contributory pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
- Structured support for professional development including Women in Leadership. Purposeful Leadership and many more.
- Clear progression pathways
- A safe and inclusive working environment
- Employee forums to share feedback and ideas

If you’re looking to build a career in commercial management and want to be part of a team that values growth and collaboration, we’d like to hear from you.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, and waterways.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we offer challenging and worthwhile careers to everyone. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.