Senior Quantity Surveyor

OCS; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OCS Academy training

Wagestream early pay

Glassdoor award 2025

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial delivery on refurbishment and lifecycle projects across the UK. The role is mainly office-based with strong emphasis on contract administration, payments, valuations and final accounts.

You’ll manage multiple projects, mentor junior staff, and drive cost forecasting, risk management and value optimisation within a dynamic commercial team.

Qualifications

• Experience administering construction contracts (NEC, JCT or equivalent).
• Proven experience managing applications for payment, valuations, variations and final accounts.
• Strong commercial and contractual knowledge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong negotiation and influencing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial delivery of allocated projects and frameworks from inception through to final account.
• Review and negotiate contract terms, ensuring risks are identified and managed.
• Prepare, submit and agree detailed Applications for Payment in accordance with contractual timescales.
• Assess, value and certify subcontractor applications and quotations.
• Manage all project variations, compensation events and change control procedures, ensuring entitlement is protected and maximised.
• Produce monthly cost value reconciliations and forecast reports.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities and report by exception to senior management.

Skills

Contract administration

Payment applications

Valuations

Negotiation

Mentoring

Communication

Forecasting

Multi-project management

Problem-solving

Frameworks experience

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

RICS/CIOB accreditation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About The Role

Working Hours: Monday to Thursday: 8:00am – 5:00pm & Friday: 8:00am – 3:30pm

About the Role: We are seeking a motivated and commercially focused Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Frameworks Department, delivering refurbishment and life-cycle replacement projects ranging from £50k to £10m in a variety of regions across the UK while being mainly office based.

About You

Essential

• Demonstrable experience administering construction contracts (NEC, JCT or equivalent).
• Proven experience managing applications for payment, valuations, variations and final accounts.
• Strong commercial and contractual knowledge.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and IT skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong negotiation and influencing abilities.
• Experience mentoring, training or supporting junior commercial staff.
• Strong financial awareness with the ability to analyse commercial data and produce accurate forecasts.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Significant experience as a Quantity Surveyor within construction, refurbishment, lifecycle or facilities management projects.

Desirable

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
• Membership of RICS, CIOB or working towards professional accreditation.
• Previous line management or supervisory experience.
• Experience administering Framework Agreements.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Management

• Lead the commercial delivery of allocated projects and frameworks from inception through to final account.
• Ensure contractual obligations are fully understood, managed, and appropriately flowed down to subcontractors.
• Review and negotiate contract terms, ensuring risks are identified and managed.
• Prepare, submit and agree detailed Applications for Payment in accordance with contractual timescales.
• Assess, value and certify subcontractor applications and quotations.
• Manage all project variations, compensation events and change control procedures, ensuring entitlement is protected and maximised.
• Prepare detailed pricing submissions with supporting documentation for client review and agreement.
• Monitor project costs, commitments, valuations and forecasts to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Produce monthly cost value reconciliations and forecast reports.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities and report by exception to senior management.
• Manage subcontract procurement activities, including tender evaluation, package awards and subcontract order preparation.
• Administer subcontractor accounts, including valuation, payment notices, pay less notices and final accounts.
• Ensure timely issue of all contractual notices and correspondence.
• Prepare and negotiate final accounts with clients and subcontractors.
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution through proactive commercial management.
• Monitor project programmes and identify delays, disruptions or commercial impacts requiring management intervention.

Leadership and Team Development

• Provide mentoring, coaching and day-to-day support to Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors.
• Review and provide guidance on applications, valuations, variations, forecasts and final accounts prepared by junior commercial staff.
• Promote best practice commercial processes and ensure consistency across projects.
• Assist Commercial Managers with workload planning and resource allocation across the commercial team.
• Contribute to performance reviews and development plans for junior team members.
• Share lessons learned and drive continuous improvement initiatives within the commercial function.

Client and Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain positive working relationships with clients, consultants and supply chain partners.
• Attend commercial review meetings and provide professional commercial advice to project teams.
• Support framework and key account management activities where required.
• Represent the business in a professional manner at all times, reflecting company values and standards.
• Experience within refurbishment, lifecycle replacement or facilities management sectors.

Personal Attributes

• Commercially astute with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capability.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Results focused with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Professional, adaptable and resilient.
• Committed to continuous improvement and developing others.

About The Company

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS

• Award-Winning Employer : Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
• Digital Learning : The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
• Retail Perks With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
• Professional Growth : 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
• Flexible Pay : Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.