Quantity Surveyor – Structures

Overview

In this role you drive commercial success for a major building project in Glasgow, working within a multidisciplinary team to optimise cost, value and time. You will monitor commercial performance, value works, and manage subcontract procurement and accounts, ensuring alignment with contracts and programme. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders to assess changes and risks, delivering accurate cost information and forecasts. This is an opportunity to shape commercial strategy on a high-profile infrastructure scheme within a supportive, development‑focussed culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Smart working
• 25 days paid annual leave
• Maternity/adoption leave (28 weeks)
• Paternity/partners leave (4 weeks)
• Pension
• Share incentive plan

Responsibilities

• Measure, value and record works per contract requirements and procedures
• Oversee commercial performance of structural/building work packages
• Prepare cost-value reconciliations, forecasts and commercial reports
• Review drawings, specifications and works information
• Prepare bills of quantities, schedules of rates and first-principle estimates
• Procure subcontractors and manage enquiries, tender comparisons and adjudications
• Manage subcontract accounts including valuations, payments, variations and final accounts
• Plan commercial activities with the project team in line with the programme
• Collate and report cost and value information
• Develop understanding of customer contract and commercial risks
• Identify, assess and manage change, delay and disruption
• Build relationships with customer, subcontractors and stakeholders
• Support and mentor less-experienced commercial team members

Key requirements

• Quantity Surveying experience in construction
• Experience on building/structural/major construction projects
• Experience managing subcontract procurement and accounts
• Knowledge of construction contracts and commercial processes
• Ability to interpret drawings, specs and programme information
• Experience preparing forecasts, cost reports and cost-value reconciliations
• Strong commercial awareness and attention to detail
• Effective communication, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary project team

• communication
• negotiation
• stakeholder management
• cost reporting
• cost-value reconciliations
• bills of quantities

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