Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor

First Task Professional; Beauly; On-site; GBP 79,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

First Task Professional are seeking an experienced Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial management on a substation project near Beauly in Scotland's Highlands. The contract is inside IR35 and focused on delivering major power infrastructure.

You will manage subcontractor packages, prepare valuations and cost forecasts, handle variations and contract correspondence, and monitor expenditure while liaising with site management and engineers to mitigate commercial risk.

Qualifications

• Senior Quantity Surveyor experience in large projects.
• Background in civil engineering, power infra, or major construction.
• Experience with substations, HV infrastructure or transmission projects.
• Good understanding of NEC forms of contract.
• Strong commercial management and subcontractor negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage workloads independently and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Commercial management of substation construction works.
• Manage subcontractor packages from procurement to final account.
• Prepare monthly valuations, cost reports, and forecasts.
• Manage variations, compensation events, and contractual correspondence.
• Monitor project expenditure and identify commercial risks.
• Liaise with site management, engineering teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Senior QS

Civil engineering

Power infrastructure

Substations

NEC contracts

Commercial management

Subcontractor negotiation

Workload management

Job description

First Task Professional are working with an established contractor delivering major power infrastructure works in the Highlands and are seeking an experienced Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor for a substation project near Beauly. Please note this contract is inside IR35 only.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused Senior QS to join a project within Scotland's expanding electricity transmission network.

Key Responsibilities:

• Taking responsibility for the commercial management of substation construction works.
• Managing subcontractor packages from procurement through to final account.
• Preparation of monthly valuations, cost reports and forecasts.
• Managing variations, compensation events and contractual correspondence.
• Monitoring project expenditure and identifying commercial risks.
• Liaising with site management, engineering teams and project stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience in a Senior Quantity Surveyor position.
• Strong background in civil engineering, power infrastructure or major construction projects.
• Experience working on substations, HV infrastructure or transmission projects would be advantageous.
• Good understanding of NEC forms of contract.
• Strong commercial management and subcontractor negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage workloads independently and meet project deadlines.

What's on Offer:

• Freelance contract on a significant power infrastructure project.
• Competitive day rate, negotiable depending on experience.
• Inside IR35 only
• Opportunity to work on a major energy infrastructure scheme in the Highlands.