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Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job in Ayr, South Ayrshire, KA7, Scotland, UK
Listing for: Resolute Group
Full Time position Listed on 2026-11-12
Job specializations:
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 70000 - 75000 GBP Yearly GBP 70000.00 75000.00 YEAR

Job Description & How to Apply Below

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Shetland Islands

Working for a Tier 1 contractor, managing a £80m project based on the Shetland Islands for the next 3 years.

Your

Location:

UK-wide (living near an airport for ease of travel would be ideal)

Project Location
:

- Shetland Islands

Working pattern: 10 days on / 4 days off

Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 basic + £7,250 Car allowance + Yearly bonus + Monthly Bonus + Subsistence + Shift Allowance (10 days on 4 days off) + Travel + Accommodation

Role Description

The Resolute Group have been retained by a Tier 1 Civil Engineering contractor to secure a Senior Quantity Surveyor for the next major project starting on the Shetland Islands.

Operating within a small Commercial Team, your role is project-based, working closely with the project team and reporting to the Commercial Manager for the £80m scheme.

The contract is under NEC; my client is looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor who has delivered projects under NEC3/4 in the Infrastructure/heavy civils sector. This is a great opportunity to join the project during the ECI phase, before work starts on site. Understanding the contract and identifying any early risks with the team and client to ensure the project is delivered smoothly.

Your duties will include:

  • Manage project budgets by creating monthly Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs) to track profit and loss.
  • Forecast future cash flow and predict final project expenses to prevent overspending.
  • Price and negotiate variations caused by unexpected civil engineering site conditions.
  • Administer the contract to ensure all legal obligations are met.
  • Assess and mitigate financial risks by maintaining a detailed project risk register.
  • Procure and manage subcontractors by reviewing payment applications against completed site work.
  • Lead and mentor a commercial team of junior and assistant quantity surveyors.
  • The Senior Quantity Surveyor will collaborate with project managers and clients to report on financial health and save costs.

This is the perfect opportunity to either progress in to a Commercial Manager position in the next 3 years or move your skills from other sectors in to the Energy and Power sector which has a £12bn of projects to deliver over the next 6 years in Scotland.

If you are part of a £20m+ project, working under an NEC form of contract, the ideal sector background can be:

  • Highways
  • Rail
  • Water
  • Utilities
  • Power / Energy
  • Nuclear
  • Environmental / Flood / Coast defence

Qualifications / Experience

  • Degree in Quantity Surveying or a construction-based subject.
  • NEC contract experience
  • Happy to lodge away for 10 days at a time (fully expensed)

PLEASE NOTE

You must be living and working in the UK to be considered for this position.

Position Requirements

10+ Years work experience
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