AmcoGiffen
Senior Quantity Surveyor
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Location: Warrington
Sector: Engineering ¦ Civils (Environment Agency AOMR Framework)
Lead Commercial Delivery on Critical Environmental Infrastructure
AmcoGiffen is a leading engineering and infrastructure business delivering maintenance frameworks, capital schemes and complex civil engineering projects across the UK. We are proud to support key clients including the Environment Agency, delivering essential works that enhance flood resilience, protect communities and improve the environment.
Our work spans:
- Bridges & Structures
- Flood Alleviation & River Works
- Earthworks & Embankments
- Civil & Environmental Engineering Schemes
- Mechanical & Electrical Infrastructure
What We Offer
We invest in our people and provide a platform for long-term career growth:
- Competitive salary (negotiable depending on experience)
- Company car or car allowance
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Company contributory pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Medicash Health Cash Plan & rewards
- Clear career progression pathways
- Access to leadership programmes including Purposeful Leadership & Women in Leadership
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- A safe, inclusive and supportive working environment
- Employee forums – giving you a voice in the business
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Engineering business unit, supporting the Environment Agency Asset Operation, Maintenance & Response (AOMR) framework.
This is a key leadership role, created to ensure continued strength and stability within the commercial team, where you will take ownership of the EA portfolio and help lead, manage and develop the commercial function across multiple civils projects.
You will play a vital role in managing commercial performance, supporting delivery teams and ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, profitably and in line with contractual requirements.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will take responsibility for both commercial delivery and team leadership:
Commercial Management & Delivery
- Lead the commercial management of multiple civils schemes across the EA AOMR framework
- Prepare and oversee applications for payment, CVRs, forecasts and final accounts
- Manage cost control, cash flow and financial performance across the portfolio
- Ensure all contractual entitlements, variations and claims are effectively managed
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead and support members of the commercial team across the EA portfolio
- Provide guidance, mentoring and oversight to Quantity Surveyors and junior staff
- Drive consistency and best practice across commercial processes
Framework & Project Delivery
- Work closely with operational teams to deliver projects safely, on time and within budget
- Support planning, programming and risk management activities
- Drive continuous improvement across project delivery and commercial performance
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Subcontractor & Supply Chain Management
- Oversee procurement, negotiation and management of subcontractors
- Ensure robust commercial control through to final account settlement
Client & Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as a key commercial interface with the Environment Agency
- Build strong relationships with internal teams, stakeholders and supply chain partners
- Provide clear reporting and commercial insight to senior management
About You
We’re looking for an experienced and commercially astute Senior Quantity Surveyor with strong leadership capability and a background in civil engineering.
You will bring:
- Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor within civil engineering or infrastructure
- Experience working within frameworks or maintenance environments (Environment Agency or water sector desirable but not essential)
- Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and commercial processes
- Experience managing multiple projects and commercial outputs simultaneously
- Leadership experience, with the ability to mentor and develop more junior members of the team
- Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
Qualifications
- Degree, HNC or HND in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline
- CSCS card
- Professional membership (RICS/ICES) or working towards (desirable)
Key Skills
- Civils projects and maintenance
- Earthworks & environmental works
- Commercial and financial management
- Mechanical & Electrical awareness (advantageous)
- Leadership and team management
- Strong administration and reporting capability
Why Join AmcoGiffen?
- Play a key role in delivering critical environmental infrastructure
- Lead commercial performance within a long-term, secure framework
- Take on a senior leadership position with real influence
- Be part of a business committed to career development and progression
- Contribute to projects that make a lasting impact on communities and the environment
Ready to Apply?
If you’re a driven Senior Quantity Surveyor looking to step into a leadership role within a dynamic civils framework, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and help shape the future of sustainable infrastructure with AmcoGiffen.
The Company
Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.
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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, aviation, waterways and much more.
Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.
We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.
Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. 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.
Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.
Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!
For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
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