Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Glasgow (Hybrid)
Contract Type: Permanent
Start Date: To Be Confirmed
Salary: Competitive
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Senior
Quantity Surveyor with extensive NEC4 experience to support major
nuclear defence infrastructure programmes in the Glasgow area.
This senior role will see you providing strategic commercial
leadership, administering high-value NEC contracts, and driving strong
commercial governance across multiple infrastructure packages. You will work
collaboratively with programme, commercial, and technical teams to ensure cost
certainty, value for money, and robust compliance within a regulated defence
environment.
You will be responsible for managing approximately 5–6
live NEC contracts simultaneously across a wide range of infrastructure
asset types, including buildings, cranes, utilities, and roads.
Client-side experience is highly desirable (but not
essential), and experience within defence or other highly regulated industries
will be viewed favourably.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide
senior-level commercial leadership and strategic advice across the full
project lifecycle.
- Lead
the administration of NEC4 contracts, including early warnings,
compensation events, quotations, risk management, and contractor
communication.
- Oversee
and assure high-value cost plans, estimates, tender submissions,
commercial strategies, and contract reports.
- Direct
assessments of applications for payment, monthly forecasts, change
control, and budget management.
- Support
and advise on tender activities, contract strategy, contract award
recommendations, and consultant/contractor cost reviews.
- Contribute
to, review, and validate monthly reporting, cost forecasting,
benchmarking, audits, and commercial governance processes.
- Ensure
quality, completeness, and compliance of CEMAR actions, documentation, and
meeting outputs.
- Build
strong working relationships with client representatives, project teams,
and key stakeholders to ensure effective delivery in a nuclear defence
environment.
- Manage
multiple concurrent NEC contracts (typically 5–6 packages) across
diverse infrastructure disciplines.
Key Requirements
- Significant
experience as a Quantity Surveyor—ideally at senior level—within major
infrastructure, nuclear, defence, or other highly regulated sectors.
- Extensive
NEC and NEC4 contract experience is essential, with strong
understanding of change management and compensation event processes.
- Demonstrable
capability in managing multiple concurrent NEC contracts.
- Degree
qualified in a relevant discipline, with MRICS (or working
towards/equivalent).
- Strong
communication, leadership, negotiation, and analytical skills with the
ability to challenge, influence, and guide project teams.
- Eligibility
for and ability to obtain Security Clearance (SC).
- British
National status (essential for defence projects).
- Experience
with CEMAR and defence/nuclear project controls environments (desirable).
- Client-side
experience beneficial but not essential.
Why Join Us?
- Work
on high-impact projects within a leading organisation at the forefront of
the nuclear defence sector.
- Competitive
salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Opportunities
for professional development and long-term career growth.
- A
collaborative and dynamic work environment focused on innovation, safety,
and excellence.