Senior Quantity Surveyor

Orion Engineering Services Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent Scottish infrastructure firm is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Glasgow team. This role involves cost management and budgeting for high-value projects, preparation and management of estimates, and collaboration with project teams. With 5-7 years of experience and a degree in Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering, candidates will enjoy a competitive salary, secure employment options, and a supportive team culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Performance-related bonuses

Private healthcare

Vehicle / car allowance

Ongoing professional training

Qualifications

• 5–7 years’ experience as a Quantity Surveyor, ideally within a Civils Contractor environment.
• Strong knowledge of contract frameworks (e.g., NEC, FIDIC) and cost management practices.
• Experience mentoring junior QS or leading a small team is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of cost management and budgeting across high-value projects.
• Prepare, review, and manage estimates, contracts, and valuations.
• Lead cost and risk analyses to support informed decision-making.
• Support project managers with financial reporting and forecasting.
• Build strong relationships through collaboration with clients, subcontractors, and project partners.

Skills

Cost management

Budgeting

Negotiation skills

Contract frameworks knowledge

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Orion is working with an increasingly successful Scottish based Civils & Infrastructure business to source a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Glasgow based team.

Our client has a long history of delivering ambitious projects across the renewables, marine, and power & transmission sectors and with some recent high profile contract wins added to their already healthy order book of projects, this would be a great time to join the business and elevate your career.

Your Responsibilities

• Take ownership of cost management and budgeting across high-value projects.
• Prepare, review, and manage estimates, contracts, and valuations – directly impacting project profitability.
• Lead cost and risk analyses to support informed decision-making.
• Support project managers with financial reporting and forecasting.
• Build strong relationships through collaboration with clients, subcontractors, and project partners.

What We’re Looking For

• 5–7 years’ experience as a Quantity Surveyor, ideally within a Civils Contractor environment.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of contract frameworks (e.g., NEC, FIDIC) and cost management practices.
• Accuracy, independence, and excellent negotiation skills.
• Experience mentoring junior QS or leading a small team is a plus.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive salary package with performance-related bonuses.
• Secure employment – permanent contract or consultancy (B2B), depending on your preference.
• The opportunity to work on innovative infrastructure projects in fast-growing sectors.
• Ongoing professional training and clear career progression pathways.
• Benefits Package (private healthcare, bonus, vehicle / car allowance)
• Supportive and collaborative team culture where knowledge-sharing is encouraged.

Location: Office based, however due to the remote location of projects there will be a requirement to work away from home.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion

As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.