Quantity Surveyor

bfpeople; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

bfpeople in the West of Scotland with travel is seeking a qualified Quantity Surveyor to own commercial performance across live contracts. You will be close to the numbers and decisions, pricing tenders and managing live projects, influencing how pricing and delivery are shaped.

You’ll work with management and contribute to commercial strategy from early pricing through final accounts, across joinery, M&E, plumbing and electrical packages.

Qualifications

• Qualified Quantity Surveyor with solid commercial experience
• Experience pricing tenders and managing live contracts
• Experience with NEC or SBCC contracts
• Background in joinery, M&E, plumbing, or electrical works
• Experience in housebuilding or specialist subcontractor backgrounds

Responsibilities

• Prepare tender pricing, bills of quantities and commercial submissions
• Manage costs, budgets, valuations and variations across live contracts
• Prepare monthly CVRs and cash-flow forecasts
• Price and negotiate variations and compensation events
• Build up labour rates and resource-based pricing
• Administer contracts under NEC and SBCC forms
• Prepare progress payment applications and commercial reporting

Skills

Tender pricing

Cost control

Contract administration

Valuations & variations

CVR & cash-flow forecasting

Education

QS qualification

Job description

West of Scotland with travel | Great career opportunity | truly negotiable salary

I am working with a fast-growing, ambitious contractor working across specialist installations, refurbishment and joinery projects, looking for a qualified Quantity Surveyor to take ownership of commercial performance across live contracts.

This is a role for someone who wants to be close to the numbers and close to the decisions: pricing tenders, managing live contracts, and helping shape how the business prices and delivers its work. You'll work directly with the management team, with genuine input into commercial decisions rather than reporting up through layers of a larger structure.

You'll be involved from early pricing through to final account, covering fit-out, joinery and specialist packages that need careful measurement and costing rather than broad estimates.

Day to day, you will:

• Prepare tender pricing, bills of quantities and commercial submissions
• Manage costs, budgets, valuations and variations across live contracts
• Prepare monthly CVRs and cash-flow forecasts
• Price and negotiate variations and compensation events
• Build up labour rates and resource-based pricing
• Administer contracts under NEC and SBCC forms
• Prepare progress payment applications and commercial reporting

I'm interested in people who:

• Are a qualified Quantity Surveyor with solid commercial experience in a relevant business
• Have costed packages involving joinery, M&E, plumbing, or electrical worksCome from housebuilding, public buildings, or specialist subcontractor/manufacturer backgrounds rather than large civil engineering or infrastructure contractors
• Are confident administering NEC or SBCC contracts
• Enjoy working closely with a management team, with real input into commercial decisions
• Want more influence and responsibility than is often possible in a larger, more structured organisation

I'm open-minded about your exact background. What matters most is that you bring solid QS skills, sound judgement, and an interest in helping a growing business get its pricing and margins right.

If you'd like more responsibility and a bigger say in how the business runs commercially, I'll be pleased to hear from you.