Senior Quantity Surveyor

Overview

In this role you will lead the commercial management of multi-project sites in Aberdeen, driving value and profitability. You will work closely with project teams to monitor commercial performance, risks and opportunities, and mentor junior surveyors. You will oversee cost planning, procurement, valuations and change control, ensuring contractual compliance and strong cash flow. This is a senior, impact-focused position within a collaborative and safety-conscious environment that values experienced commercial leadership.

Pay / Benefits

• Early finish on Fridays (3:30pm)
• 32 days annual holiday entitlement
• Wellbeing Champions and Mental Health First Aiders
• Generous contributory personal pension scheme
• Salary exchange pension with employer National Insurance savings included
• Profit share scheme

Responsibilities

• Leading day-to-day commercial and surveying activities across allocated projects
• Providing commercial leadership to project teams and mentoring junior surveyors
• Collaborating with Project Managers to understand commercial performance, risks and opportunities
• Managing project cost plans and forecasts through all lifecycle stages
• Leading procurement of subcontract packages and tender analysis
• Measuring and valuing works on site with contractual compliance
• Producing monthly valuations, cost value reconciliations and commercial reports; managing variations
• Managing risk, margin and cash flow with focus on health & safety
• Ensuring subcontract compliance, final accounts, and subcontractor payments
• Acting as a commercial reference for the wider business and reporting to senior management

Key requirements

• Honours degree in Quantity Surveying
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in contracting Quantity Surveying at Senior level or readiness to step up

• Leadership
• Mentoring
• Collaboration
• Cost planning and forecasts
• Procurement of subcontract packages
• Tender analysis and reports

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