Bancon Homes | Full Time | Hybrid Working (Aberdeenshire / Central Belt Travel)
About Us
The Bancon Group is one of Scotland’s leading house building and construction companies. The Group comprises three businesses: Bancon Homes, Bancon Construction, and Deeside Timberframe. With 50 years of expertise, we have built a reputation as a trusted partner, delivering a diverse portfolio of projects serving both private and public sectors. The Group has a combined turnover of over £85m and this is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic Commercial team in a growing business, headquartered in Aberdeenshire with operations UK wide.
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager to join our Bancon Homes team.
Responsible for developments across Scotland, the successful candidate will take ownership of all surveying and commercial activities from initial land appraisal and procurement through to project completion and final account. Working closely with operational teams, directors, subcontractors and external stakeholders, you will play a key role in driving commercial performance, managing risk, maximising profitability and supporting the successful delivery of high-quality residential developments.
You will provide commercial leadership across multiple projects, ensuring robust cost control, accurate reporting, effective subcontractor management and proactive financial forecasting throughout the development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Collation of tender documentation; analysis of tenders received and preparation of tender report (including recommendations) for approval from Directors.
- Negotiation, appointment, measurement, payment and final accounts of subcontractors.
- Carry out interim (monthly) valuations and development final accounts on affordable contracts
- Cost and profit monthly monitoring, including CVR reports, analysis of costs to date, compiling cost to completes, etc.
- Communicate cost and profit information effectively to the BHL Project Team and Directors.
- Contribute to the overall management of each project as required to optimise profitability.
- Prepare, monitor and update development cashflows and WIP monitors.
- Carry out weekly site visits and collaborate with site management team on all aspects of commercial activity
- Prepare new development land appraisals for presentation and carry out updates as required.
- Contribute to the procurement of major material purchases/liaise with Buyer when required
- Assist with maintaining the standard build costs and associated development/analysis as required
- Contribute to the training and learning of less experienced members of the commercial department.
Skills & Attributes
- Strong commercial awareness with experience managing costs from appraisal to final account.
- Skilled in tendering, procurement, valuations, CVRs and subcontractor management.
- Accurate with excellent attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
- Confident communicator who works well with site teams, colleagues and subcontractors.
- Highly organised, able to prioritise and manage multiple projects.
- Proactive, commercially focused and solution‑driven.
- Good IT skills, particularly in Excel and digital project systems.
- Flexible, team‑oriented and committed to high standards of quality and safety.
Our benefits and employment offerings:
- Competitive salary.
- Medical benefits.
- 34 days holidays (or pro rata).
- Profit share bonus scheme.
- Pension.
- Death in service benefit.
- Employee discount schemes.
- Enhanced family friendly policies.
The Bancon Group is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Strathaven, South Lanarkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
