Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor

Edinburgh (Occasional travel to Glasgow)

Salary from 53280

Closing Date 11 / 12 / 2025

Help us create a better future quicker

Maintain strong commercial control of term contractors on allocated contracts to manage the cost and performance against their contract targets ensuring compliance with the commercial contract management regime Health Safety Environmental and Technical Standards of Energy Networks.

Responsibility for developing and driving both the technical and commercial audit programs and determining the level of audit required in order to focus the audit on areas of greatest need and value.

Control external contract expenditure through appropriate scope control change management technical and financial verification processes in geographic area.

Audit contract administration in the delivery functions to ensure the business is complying with processes.

Measure supplier delivery performance against contract KPIs prepare associated reports and implement improvements as required.

Provide contract benchmark cost budget financial forecast and performance data for business improvement processes including preparation and presentation of reports.

Audit and provide timely and constructive challenge of contractor costs in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of Contract that seem excessive compared with the benchmark data and output(s) being delivered.

Manage the contractual relationships to resolve disputes promptly and directly interface with senior contractor delivery staff.

Develop the scope identify risks and prepare budgets and Risk Registers for Target Cost works evaluating tender returns including agreement of value and allocation of risk between Energy Networks and the contractor.

Agree value of works done for interim and progress payments with contractors.

Represent the Energy Networks at negotiation meetings

Involve the team in finding solutions to areas where performance is not on target.

Management of Disciplinary and Grievance issues.

Carry out site and operational audits on your team

Ensure assigned resources are deployed to maximum effectiveness.

Contribute to the development & delivery of the departmental Operating Plans

Contribute as a member of the Network Connections Business

Able to provide strong commercial leadership for staff within all areas of Energy Networks.

Build and maintain relationships with both internal customers and external suppliers.

Solve complex problems and introduce practical solutions by utilisation of strong numeracy and financial management skills.

Write clear and precise reports and relate complex information to a diverse range of people.

Lead negotiation of Target Price and associated Risk allocation with contractors measuring out-turn costs and apply the contract incentive mechanism.

Mitigate Commercial risk to Energy Networks through development and use of Risk Registers.

Measure performance against KPIs and milestones in relation to the successful achievement of contractual and business goals and propose associated improvement initiatives which generate additional value for the business.

Awareness of statutory and licence obligations HR procedures Electrical and Civil Engineering procedures Electricity supply industry including generation and other wires businesses Commercial financial and operational risks.

Working knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and policies financial control procedures financial control and management of projects.

Commercial management in relation to framework partnership term and service level agreement contracts.

SP Group Red Book policies & procedures.

Operations and investment processes / practices

Traffic Management Act 2004 and Traffic Scotland Act 2005.

IT systems particularly the Microsoft Office suite.

Expert knowledge of analytical techniques and quantity surveying technique

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme well double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At Scottish Power we believe its the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your familys wellbeing save for your future and take personal steps for climate action our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world today and tomorrow.

Thats why our benefits include :

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase perfect your work / life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes to help you transition to green / clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including :
  Dental Insurance Private Medical…