Managing Quantity Surveyor - Glasgow & Midlothian

Progressive; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate interview availability

Job summary

Progressive is recruiting a Managing Quantity Surveyor for Scotland-based transmission projects. You will own commercial performance across major OHL/infrastructure schemes, liaising with project teams to boost profitability and manage NEC contracts effectively.

The role demands NEC3/NEC4 expertise, strong forecasting, and stakeholder negotiation skills across complex energy infrastructure programmes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Managing Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor.
• Strong NEC3 and/or NEC4 contract administration experience.
• Experience in utilities, power, transmission, civil engineering or major infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of change control, compensation events and final accounts.
• Commercial leadership experience on complex infrastructure projects.
• Excellent forecasting, reporting and financial management skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Leading all commercial and contractual activities across assigned projects.
• Managing cost reporting, forecasting and cost/value reconciliation.
• Administering NEC contracts, including compensation events and change management.
• Managing project risks, opportunities and commercial governance.
• Preparing applications for payment, valuations, variations and final accounts.
• Procuring and managing subcontract packages.
• Reviewing and approving subcontractor payments.
• Producing accurate monthly commercial reports and forecasts.
• Supporting operational teams to maximise project profitability.
• Managing stakeholder relationships across project and client teams.
• Ensuring compliance with contractual and company commercial procedures.

Skills

NEC3/NEC4 contract administration

Contract administration

Forecasting

Cost reporting

Final accounts

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Change control

Commercial leadership

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Job description

Managing Quantity Surveyor

Major Transmission & Overhead Line Infrastructure Projects | Scotland

£750/day PAYE | Inside IR35 Long-Term Contract | Until June 2027

We are recruiting for two Managing Quantity Surveyors to support the delivery of major electricity transmission infrastructure projects across Scotland. These roles sit within a leading UK utility and infrastructure contractor delivering critical upgrades to the high-voltage transmission network.

Working on large-scale Overhead Line (OHL) and power infrastructure schemes, you will play a key role in ensuring robust commercial management throughout project delivery, helping facilitate network reinforcement, renewable energy integration, and future energy security.

The Role

As Managing Quantity Surveyor, you will take ownership of the commercial performance of major transmission projects from delivery through to final account, working closely with project, operational and commercial teams.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading all commercial and contractual activities across assigned projects.
• Managing cost reporting, forecasting and cost/value reconciliation.
• Administering NEC contracts, including compensation events and change management.
• Managing project risks, opportunities and commercial governance.
• Preparing applications for payment, valuations, variations and final accounts.
• Procuring and managing subcontract packages.
• Reviewing and approving subcontractor applications and payments.
• Producing accurate monthly commercial reports and forecasts.
• Supporting operational teams to maximise project profitability.
• Managing stakeholder relationships across project and client teams.
• Ensuring compliance with contractual and company commercial procedures.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience as a Managing Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor.
• Strong NEC3 and/or NEC4 contract administration experience.
• Experience working within utilities, power, transmission, civil engineering or major infrastructure sectors.
• Strong understanding of change control, compensation events and final accounts.
• Commercial leadership experience on complex infrastructure projects.
• Excellent forecasting, reporting and financial management skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation abilities.

Highly Desirable

• Electricity transmission or distribution experience.
• Overhead Line (OHL) project experience.
• Experience on high-voltage power infrastructure projects.
• Previous involvement with transmission network reinforcement schemes.
• Utilities framework experience.
• Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.

Package

• £750 per day PAYE
• Inside IR35
• 45 hours per week
• Long-term programme extending to June 2027
• Scotland-based projects
• Immediate interview availability

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join a major energy infrastructure programme delivering some of the UK's most important network upgrades. With significant investment continuing across the transmission sector to support renewable generation and future electricity demand, these projects offer long-term stability, high-profile delivery experience and exposure to complex NEC commercial management.

If you are an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor with a background in utilities, transmission, power or major infrastructure projects, we'd be keen to speak with you.

Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement.