Quantity Surveyor

WINSEARCH; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Fuel card

Job summary

WINSEARCH is assisting a cladding and specialist contractor in recruiting a Quantity Surveyor. The role focuses on managing commercial duties across live cladding projects, including cost control, invoicing, and contract administration, with office base and site travel as required.

You will engage with senior leadership, liaise with clients and subcontractors, and maintain robust commercial records, applying CIS rules and JCT contract knowledge to ensure successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience as Quantity Surveyor in construction
• Understanding of JCT contracts
• Strong invoicing and commercial administration knowledge
• Ability to liaise with clients and site teams
• Experience managing own workload and diary
• Strong communication and organisational skills

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial duties across live cladding projects
• Work with senior leadership to deliver commercial outcomes
• Handle invoice management and cost reporting
• Liaise with site teams, clients and subcontractors
• Maintain project documentation and commercial records
• Work with JCT contracts and CIS requirements
• Travel to site for project liaison as needed

Skills

Construction experience

JCT contracts understanding

Commercial administration

Client and site liaison

Self-management

Communication

Tools

Construct software

Invoice management systems

Job description

Location: Office-based, with site travel as required

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum plus car allowance and fuel card

Sector: Cladding Remediation

Contract Type: Permanent

Start: Ideally by end of September

Recruiter reference number: BH588

Winsearch is proud to partner with an established and respected specialist contractor within the cladding sector, who are looking to appoint a Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially capable QS who wants responsibility, autonomy, and close involvement with senior leadership. The role will suit someone who is confident managing their own workload, comfortable working across multiple live projects, and able to take ownership of commercial processes from the office, with site travel when required.

The business specialises in cladding projects and is looking for someone who understands the pace, detail, and commercial demands of specialist construction.

The Role

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing commercial duties across live cladding projects, working closely with the senior leadership team and supporting the successful commercial delivery of projects.

You will be involved in invoice management, project cost control, commercial reporting, contract administration, and liaison with internal teams, clients, and site teams.

This is an office-based role, so applicants must be comfortable working from the office as their main base. Site travel will be required for project liaison, and you will be trusted to manage your own diary.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with senior leadership and operational teams
• Handle invoice management and commercial administration
• Support project cost control and financial reporting
• Liaise with site teams, clients, and subcontractors
• Manage project documentation and commercial records
• Work with JCT contracts
• Understand subcontractor arrangements and CIS status requirements
• Use internal systems for invoice management
• Manage your own workload and diary
• Support multiple projects at any one time

What They’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will have experience as a Quantity Surveyor within construction, ideally from a specialist subcontractor, cladding, facades, or external envelope background.

You should be commercially aware, organised, reliable, and confident working closely with senior stakeholders. This role would suit someone who enjoys responsibility and is comfortable making decisions without needing constant supervision.

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor within construction
• Experience working with JCT contracts
• Strong understanding of invoices and commercial administration
• Knowledge of subcontractor processes and CIS status
• Ability to manage your own workload and diary
• Strong communication and organisational skillsComfortable working in an office-based role
• Willingness to travel to site when required
• Cladding, facades, or external envelope experience
• Specialist subcontractor background
• Experience working on education projects
• Experience using Construct or similar invoice/commercial management systems

Package

• Salary between £50,000 and £60,000 depending on experience- could go higher for someone exceptional
• Fuel card- including for personal use

Working Hours

• Monday to Thursday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
• Friday: 8:00am - 4:00pm