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.
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.
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:
[email protected]
Recruitment Manager
