Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Scotland

Astute's Renewables team is partnering with a well-established energy and engineering organisation who are looking to recruit an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to play a key role in supporting project delivery teams, ensuring strong commercial governance, contractual compliance, and profitable project outcomes across multiple sites in Scotland.

The strategically important Senior Quantity Surveyor role offers a salary of £70,000-£80,000, depending on experience, alongside a company vehicle, benefits platform, high street discounts, gym savings, enhanced pension, and life cover.

If you are a Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience in complex construction or utility projects and are looking to join a people-focused organisation with a strong project pipeline, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Senior Quantity Surveyor role

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will:

Take ownership of all commercial and contractual matters across assigned projects
Lead the negotiation, preparation, and agreement of variations with clients and supply chain partners
Measure, value, and certify works completed on site with accuracy and transparency
Prepare, submit, and agree monthly applications for payment
Support tendering activity, cost planning, and bid submissions where required
Track design development and ensure all commercial impacts are captured and agreed
Review subcontractor payment applications and monitor commercial performance
Report progress against programme and highlight risks and opportunities
Maintain robust budget control and produce cost-to-completion forecasts
Issue and manage Early Warning Notices (EWNs) in line with contract requirements
Provide commercial and contractual guidance to Project Managers
Work closely with Finance, Procurement, and Legal teams to review and administer sub-contracts

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related discipline
Minimum 10 years' experience in a senior or project quantity surveying role
Background within Utilities, Civil Engineering, M&E, Energy, or Oil & Gas environments
Strong working knowledge of standard forms of contract, including NEC, JCT, and FIDIC
Proven experience managing multiple stakeholders across complex projects

Personal skills

The Senior Quantity Surveyor role would suit someone who is:

Commercially astute with strong numerical and analytical skills
Comfortable working under pressure and managing competing deadlines
Confident engaging with clients, subcontractors, and internal teams
Proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused
Flexible and willing to travel to project sites across Scotland as required

Salary and benefits of the Quantity Surveyor role

£70,000-£80,000,dependent on experience
Company vehicle provided to support site travel
Benefits platform including high street and gym discounts
Enhanced pension scheme
Life assurance
Remote working with regular site travel

INDREN

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