Senior Quantity Surveyor

enable-infrastructure; Dundee; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday + bank holidays

Birthday off

Leave purchase scheme

Private healthcare

Bonus scheme

Professional development reimbursement

Diversity and inclusion

Wellbeing focus

Social value programme

Job summary

Enable group in Dundee seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the commercial/Ops and pre-con team. You will drive commercial strategy, administration and contract management across multi‑million pound projects in energy connections or related infrastructure.

Ideal candidates will have a QS degree, RICS membership, and proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams with strong cost control and reporting abilities.

Qualifications

• Formal Quantity surveying qualification ideally degree level.
• Experience in Infrastructure construction.
• Energy connections / HV / Renewables experience advantageous.
• Strong commercial and contract management skills.
• Experience managing cost control, subcontractors, and reporting on multiple projects.
• Confident in client and project team engagement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee commercial management for a portfolio of projects.
• Maintain accurate reports, forecasts and turnover/cash forecasting.
• Lead contract administration, change, risk management and cost control.
• Engage with clients and project teams to drive delivery.

Skills

Proven Quantity Surveyor

Infrastructure experience

Contract management

Cost control experience

Client and project team engagement

Leadership of multidisciplinary team

Education

Quantity surveying degree

RICS membership

Job description

The Enable group are a supportive and diverse group who always strive to do the right thing for our people, environment and communities. We have a passion for social value and are doing great work in the communities in which we work to help and support with the work we do, aiming to create infrastructure solutions with lasting community value.Given recent project wins in the region and growth in the energy connections industry we are seeking to employ a Senior Quantity Surveyor or QS to join the commercial/Ops and pre-con team in Dundee. For this role you will ideally possess an energy connections, renewables or power background, however other infrastructure construction considered such as highways, rail, civil engineering with excellent commercial management skills controlling portfolios of multi-million pound construction contracts. Experience of leading a team of individuals at various stages of their careers, across multiple disciplines is required.

The role

Positive commercial strategisation and administration for our portfolio of projects is essential to ensure the effective delivery of successful results and management of key risks and opportunities. The role will ensure the effective administration and management of the projects in line with the IMS, maintaining accurate reports and forecasts and will lead the creation and utilisation of a variety of processes which will ensure proactive contract management and administration, accurate turnover, cost and cash forecasting, change and risk management and periodic financial reporting.

What are we looking for

• Proven Quantity Surveyor
• Formal Quantity surveying qualification ideally degree level
• RICS membership
• Experience in Infrastructure construction
• Energy connections / HV / Renewables experience (advantageous)
• Strong commercial and contract management skills
• Experience managing cost control, subcontractors, and reporting on multiple projects
• Confident in client and project team engagement

What we provide

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Your birthday off
• Additional leave purchase scheme
• Private Healthcare
• Bonus scheme
• Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships
• An inclusive and diverse environment, embracing the variety of cultures, backgrounds and lifestyles of our employees
• A focus on safety, health, and wellbeing, prioritising our people through a culture of caring and a network of positive mental health champions
• Opportunities to give back to our communities through our social value programme