​Managing Quantity Surveyor

📍 Scotland
💰 £750 per day PAYE
🕒 45 Hours per Week
📄 Temporary Contract

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor to join a major Overhead Lines and Electrical Transmission project.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused Quantity Surveyor with strong NEC contract experience and a background in utilities, power, transmission, or infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in maximising project profitability, mitigating commercial risk, and supporting successful project delivery across a high-profile energy programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead commercial activities across the project lifecycle.

• Support the preparation of commercial reports, claims, forecasts, and associated documentation.

• Monitor and manage project risks, maintaining risk registers and mitigation strategies.

• Manage subcontractor and supplier accounts, including valuations, variations, quotations, claims, and final accounts.

• Identify and manage compensation events, delays, change control, and contractual variations.

• Carry out cost/value reconciliation (CVR) and support financial reporting and forecasting activities.

• Ensure accurate commercial records are maintained throughout the project.

• Work collaboratively with operational teams, project managers, and senior stakeholders.

• Attend project and commercial meetings as required.

• Drive commercial best practice and process improvements across the project.

• Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety, Quality, and Environmental procedures.

Essential Requirements

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying.

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor, Senior Quantity Surveyor, or Managing Quantity Surveyor.

• Strong understanding of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts.

• Experience managing subcontractors and supplier accounts.

• Demonstrable experience dealing with variations, valuations, claims, and compensation events.

• Strong commercial awareness and contract costing experience.

• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong analytical and financial reporting capabilities.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Desirable

• Previous experience within Electrical Transmission, Overhead Lines (OHL), Utilities, Energy, or Power Infrastructure projects.

• CSCS Card.

• Experience working on major infrastructure or network projects.

Additional Information

• Inside IR35

• PAYE engagement only

• £750 per day

• Standard DBS Check required

• CSCS card preferred

• PPE required

• 45-hour working week

• Long-term project opportunity within the growing UK energy sector

Apply Now

If you have strong NEC contract experience and a background in utilities, power, transmission, or infrastructure projects, we'd love to hear from you.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a major energy infrastructure project and play a key role in its commercial success.