Senior Quantity Surveyor

ERSG Ltd; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 77,490,000 - 119,925,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure consultancy is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support large-scale Transmission & Distribution projects across Scotland. The ideal candidate will have extensive NEC contract experience and a strong commercial background in post-contract management. Responsibilities include managing T&D project commercial aspects, administering NEC contracts, and ensuring cost control. This freelance position is vital to the delivery of critical national energy infrastructure in the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor on power or infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts.
• Ability to operate autonomously in complex environments.
• Robust post-contract commercial background.
• Ability to operate autonomously within complex, framework-led environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage post-contract commercial aspects of T&D projects.
• Administer NEC contracts and manage changes.
• Ensure cost control and commercial reporting.
• Subcontract procurement, account management, valuations and final accounts.
• Managing variations, claims and commercial negotiations.
• Working closely with project, engineering and client teams to ensure commercial compliance.

Skills

Post-contract commercial management

NEC contracts administration

Cost control and forecasting

Subcontract procurement

Commercial negotiations

Job description

Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor – Transmission & Distribution

Contract: Freelance / Contract

Contract Type: NEC

Overview

We are currently supporting a major infrastructure programme within the Scottish power and utilities market and are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support the delivery of large-scale Transmission & Distribution (T&D) projects across Scotland.

This role sits within a long-term framework delivering critical national energy infrastructure and requires a commercially strong SQS with proven NEC experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Full post-contract commercial management of T&D and power infrastructure works
• Administration and management of NEC contracts, including compensation events and change control
• Cost control, forecasting and commercial reporting (CVRs)
• Subcontract procurement, account management, valuations and final accounts
• Managing variations, claims and commercial negotiations
• Working closely with project, engineering and client teams to ensure commercial compliance

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience operating at Senior Quantity Surveyor level on power, utilities or major infrastructure projects
• Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts
• Experience on transmission, distribution, substations or similar heavy infrastructure schemes highly desirable
• Robust post-contract commercial background
• Ability to operate autonomously within complex, framework-led environments