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Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Job in Inverness, Highland, IV1 9AQ, Scotland, UK
Listing for: Iberdrola SA
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-08
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Operations Manager, Quantity Surveyor
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 45400 GBP Yearly GBP 45400.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
## Assistant Quantity Surveyor Solicitarlocations:
St Vincent Crescent posted on:
Publicado hoytime left to apply:
Fecha final: 18 de junio de 2026 (Quedan 12 días para realizar la solicitud) job requisition :
R-30116
** Assistant Quantity Surveyor
**** St Vincent Crescent
**** Salary from****£45,400 per annum
***** Help us create a better future, quicker
*** As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you’ll assist the Commercial Team in maintaining strong commercial control of term contractors on allocated contracts, assist in managing the cost and performance against their contract targets, to help ensure compliance with the commercial contract management regime, Health, Safety, Environmental and Technical Standards of Energy Networks.

You’ll assist in developing and implementing both the technical and commercial audit programmes and will determine the level of audit required in order to focus the audit on areas of greatest need and value.
*** What you’ll be doing
**** 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.
* Take responsibility for your personal development.
* Contribute to the development & delivery of the departmental Operating Plans
* Contribute as a member of the Network Connections Business
*** What you’ll bring
**** Able to apply commercial knowledge within all areas of Energy Networks.
* Build and maintain relationships with both internal customers and external suppliers.
* Communicate effectively to all levels within the business.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 techniques
** Minimum Criteria
*** Valid full drivers license.
* Experience in Quantity Surveying across multiple locations and high volume works.
* Experience of operating in a…
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