Senior Quantity Surveyor

ARC Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

ARC Group are recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor for a major Edinburgh building project. The role offers commercial ownership of significant subcontract packages, with ongoing procurement activity and exposure to forecasting, risk and strategy.

You will join a high-calibre commercial team, leading procurement, contract negotiation and final accounts, while mentoring junior staff and collaborating with design, construction and project management teams on a high-profile programme.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor on major building projects.
• Ability to manage significant subcontract packages end-to-end.
• Strong procurement, cost reporting and forecasting skills.
• Experience with final accounts and change management.
• UK main contractor background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leading procurement of allocated subcontract packages.
• Tender analysis, commercial negotiation and subcontract appointment.
• Managing subcontract accounts throughout the project lifecycle.
• Valuations, variations and change management.
• Cost reporting, forecasting and cost-to-complete.
• Identifying and managing commercial risk and opportunity.
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts.
• Supporting monthly project commercial reporting.
• Working closely with construction, design and project management teams.
• Supporting the Commercial Manager with wider project commercial strategy.
• Providing guidance and support to junior commercial staff where appropriate.

Skills

Procurement

Subcontract management

Forecasting

Cost reporting

Negotiation

Final accounts

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Edinburgh

£70,000-£82,000 + car or car allowance + excellent overall benefits package

ARC Group are working with a major international main contractor to appoint a Senior Quantity Surveyor to a substantial building project in Edinburgh.

The project has a significant programme still ahead, with major procurement and subcontract activity remaining. This gives the incoming Senior QS the opportunity to take ownership of meaningful commercial packages from an important stage of the project rather than joining primarily for account close-out.

The position would suit an established Senior Quantity Surveyor looking for greater project responsibility, as well as a strong Project QS who is ready to step properly into Senior QS level.

The opportunity

You will form an important part of the project commercial team, taking responsibility for significant subcontract packages while working closely with the Commercial Manager and senior project leadership.

The role offers:

• Commercial ownership of significant subcontract packages
• Major procurement activity still to be undertaken
• Involvement from procurement through delivery to final account
• Broader exposure to project forecasting, risk and commercial strategy
• A technically challenging Edinburgh building project
• Direct exposure to senior commercial and operational leadership
• Opportunity to support and develop junior commercial staff
• A credible route towards Commercial Manager responsibility
• The backing and resources of a major international contractor
• Longer-term opportunity as the UK Building operation develops

The role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading procurement of allocated subcontract packages
• Tender analysis, commercial negotiation and subcontract appointment
• Managing subcontract accounts throughout the project lifecycle
• Valuations, variations and change management
• Cost reporting, forecasting and cost-to-complete
• Identifying and managing commercial risk and opportunity
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
• Supporting monthly project commercial reporting
• Working closely with construction, design and project management teams
• Supporting the Commercial Manager with wider project commercial strategy
• Providing guidance and support to junior commercial staff where appropriate

About you

You will ideally come from a UK main contractor background and already have responsibility for substantial subcontract packages on significant building projects.

We are interested in speaking with:

• Established Senior Quantity Surveyors looking for greater responsibility and stronger longer-term prospects
• Senior QSs who want a realistic route towards Commercial Manager level
• Strong Project Quantity Surveyors who are ready to take the next step

You should be confident across procurement, subcontract management, forecasting, change, commercial reporting and final accounts, with the ability to work closely with operational teams and manage your packages with a high degree of autonomy.

Experience of complex refurbishment, city-centre construction or other technically demanding building projects would be particularly relevant.

Career development

For an experienced Senior QS, this offers considerably more than a change of project.

There is genuine scope to increase your commercial responsibility, work closely with senior leadership and position yourself towards Commercial Manager level as the project and wider UK Building business develop.

The contractor has substantial international resources behind it while continuing to grow its UK Building presence, creating an unusual combination of established contractor scale and genuine opportunity for progression.

£70,000-£82,000 + car or car allowance + excellent overall benefits package