Senior Quantity Surveyor

Overview

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor at Assystem, you will manage commercial activities for defence-focused contracts and ensure timely, accurate cost control. You will work within a cross-functional team to support contract leads, manage payments, forecasts, and change processes, and liaise with client and internal stakeholders. The role offers hybrid flexibility in Glasgow and opportunities to influence large infrastructure projects and bid activity. You will contribute to a mission-driven environment focused on secure, low-carbon energy solutions.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid role with Glasgow office
• employee assistance programme with wellbeing resources
• discount vouchers for days out and restaurants
• cycle to work scheme
• free flu jabs
• flexible career management policy

Responsibilities

• Contract administration for existing contracts under the guidance of the Commercial Manager
• Provide commercial advice to Contract Leads
• Ensure contract timescales are met (using CEMAR)
• Handle applications for payments and general contract communications
• Prepare programme submissions and forecasts
• Manage Change, Early Warnings, and bid support for new call-off contracts
• Cost control and reporting; support project/contract progress meetings
• Interface with Finance, Cost Engineering, Project Controls, and Client Commercial/Project Managers
• Learning from Experience across projects

Key requirements

• Strong NEC 4 contract administration experience (prefer NEC4 Professional Service Contracts)
• Experience managing large infrastructure projects
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (intermediate level)
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying
• Ability to manage and prioritise competing priorities
• High accuracy and contract compliance
• Ideally prior CEMAR experience

• Strong organizational skills
• Effective communication with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to prioritise and manage competing priorities
• NEC4 contract administration
• CEMAR (preferred)
• Cost control and forecasting

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