Pre-Construction Senior Quantity Surveyor - Livingston

Sccsinternational; Livingston; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

pension

life assurance

35 days of holiday

Job summary

Graham Group's Building Division in Livingston is seeking a Pre-Construction Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial work from concept through tendering and contract award. You will oversee cost planning and budgets, procurement, and contractor selection, with site visits and mentoring for junior staff.

A background of 10–15 years in post-qualification QS work on large public and private projects is essential.

Qualifications

• Ten to fifteen years of post-qualification quantity surveying experience, including extensive pre-construction work and complex public and private building projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial work during pre-construction for large or complex projects.
• Lead cost planning and budget preparation.
• Assess commercial risks and direct procurement and contractor selection.
• Negotiate tender documents and commercial terms.
• Review financial performance before construction.
• Contribute to bid strategy and project reviews.
• Carry out site visits and provide technical guidance for junior surveyors.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Contract strategy

Negotiation skills

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Pre-Construction Senior Quantity Surveyor - Livingston

Graham Group

Employer Graham Group Location Livingston, United Kingdom Contract Not stated Level Senior Salary Salary not published Closes Not stated

What the role covers

GRAHAM's Building Division is recruiting an experienced quantity surveyor in Livingston to lead commercial work during pre-construction. The position covers large or complex building projects from initial concepts through tendering and contract award, with responsibility for advising clients and developing the commercial team. The surveyor will lead cost planning and budget preparation, assess commercial risks and direct procurement and contractor selection.

Responsibilities include negotiating tender documents and commercial terms, reviewing financial performance before construction, and contributing to bid strategy and project reviews. The post also requires site visits and technical guidance for junior and intermediate surveyors. The employer asks for ten to fifteen years of post-qualification quantity-surveying experience, including extensive pre-construction work and complex public and private building projects.

Candidates need procurement leadership, contract-strategy experience, negotiation skills and proficiency in Excel and Word. Experience with two-stage tenders, chartered status, modern construction methods and commercial software is desirable rather than essential.

The advertised benefits include:

• pension
• life assurance
• 35 days of holiday

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK; those with time-limited permission are asked to contact human resources first.

The details above are taken from the employer's own posting, read on 28-09-2026. Where the posting does not state something, this page says so rather than estimating it. SCCSI is not the employer, is not a recruitment agency and takes no part in the selection.