Senior Quantity Surveyor – Defence Infra (Glasgow, Hybrid)

Assystem; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Free flu jabs

Job summary

Assystem is seeking a dynamic Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its defence-focused projects, with flexible working from Glasgow three days per week. You will lead contract administration, provide commercial input to contract leads, and ensure timely delivery across large infrastructure programmes.

The role requires NEC4 contract experience, strong Excel skills, and a degree in Quantity Surveying. You will interface with client teams and support bid activity, cost control, and progress reporting.

Qualifications

• Must have strong NEC 4 contract administration experience preferably NEC4 Professional Service Contracts.
• Experience managing large infrastructure projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel to at least intermediate level.
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying.
• Able to manage and prioritize competing priorities.
• Working to high levels of accuracy and contract compliance.
• Ideally prior CEMAR experience.

Responsibilities

• Contract administration for existing contracts under the Commercial Manager.
• Provide commercial advice to the Contract Leads.
• Ensure all contract timescales are met by the project team (management of CEMAR).
• Applications for payments.
• General communications under the contract.
• Programme submissions where required.
• Forecast submissions.
• Change Management.
• Early Warnings.
• Bid support for new call off contracts.
• Cost Control.
• Reporting.
• Support the weekly and monthly project/contract progress meetings.
• Liaise with the Client commercial team for queries and Learning from Experience.

Skills

NEC4 contract administration

Infrastructure project management

Excel (intermediate)

Quantity Surveying degree

Prioritization of tasks

Accuracy & contract compliance

CEMAR experience (desirable)

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

CEMAR

Job description

Assystem is seeking a dynamic Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its defence-focused projects, with flexible working from Glasgow three days per week. You will lead contract administration, provide commercial input to contract leads, and ensure timely delivery across large infrastructure programmes.

The role requires NEC4 contract experience, strong Excel skills, and a degree in Quantity Surveying. You will interface with client teams and support bid activity, cost control, and progress reporting.