Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM Infrastructure is seeking an experienced and motivated Managing Quantity Surveyor to strengthen our team on a landmark civil engineering project — the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2). This role will be based at our Drax site in Wren Hall, Selby (North Yorkshire).

EGL2 is a five-year initiative that will see the construction of a 525kV, 2GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea transmission cable, running from Peterhead, Scotland, to Wren Hall, Selby (North Yorkshire). Once complete, it will become the longest HVDC cable in the UK and the largest transmission project ever undertaken in the country, delivering enough renewable energy to power two million UK homes.

Your work environment

• A living-away allowance will be provided for working away from home along with other package benefits
• People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Your mission

As a Managing Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for the following:

• Manage and mentor a commercial team across multiple schemes.
• Liaise closely with the operations team and support services to ensure alignment and collaboration.
• Participate in project performance discussions and contribute commercial insight to strategic decision-making.
• Oversee commercial aspects of multiple projects, ensuring the timely delivery of: Monthly cost value reconciliations (CVRs), Cash flow monitoring, Monthly and quarterly financial forecasts, Applications for payment, and Effective change management.
• Ensure compliance with internal commercial processes, procedures, and best practices.
• Work closely with clients and key stakeholders to identify and deliver optimal commercial solutions.
• Represent the company in commercial discussions, negotiations, and progress reviews.
• Ensure adherence to procurement and subcontractor management procedures.
• Provide input and commercial guidance during the pre-construction/tender phases of projects.
• Manage Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) projects or a portfolio of ECI projects from a commercial perspective, including review of contract documentation.

Who are we looking for?

Necessary:

• Previous experience of managing a team (ideally across multiple projects)
• Previous experience on civil engineering schemes
• Experience of NEC form of Contract
• Thorough understanding of contractual provisions with a view to be able to comment, review and draft documents.
• Relevant qualification – Degree; HNC/D

Advantageous:

• Early Contractor Involvement experience
• Experience of target cost contracts
• Good client-facing collaborative attitude
• Good communication skills
• 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.

Who are we?

The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.

Our recruitment process

For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Zainab Rubbani, Recruiter, BAM Infrastructure, at Zainab.Rubbani@bam.com

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.