Senior Quantity Surveyor – Flexible Commercial Lead

Scottish Water; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Flexible working

38 days holiday (incl. public holidays

Volunteer leave

Job summary

Scottish Water Horizons, part of Scottish Water, seeks a commercially focused professional to act as the financial backbone for project delivery. You will ensure accurate reporting and forecasting, manage commercial information and change control, and support risk mitigation across Commercial and Project Management teams.

You’ll prepare contract documents, monitor value recovery, and drive tight governance with SW and SWH procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management with NEC4 contracts.
• Background as a Quantity Surveyor or senior role in construction/infrastructure.
• Strong numeracy and information management.
• Relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or Project Management.
• RICS/CICES qualification or working towards one.
• Experience on both contractor and client-side projects.
• IT literacy in Microsoft programs and costing/reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial reporting and forecasting for projects.
• Produce commercial and contractual information; ensure programme constraint compliance.
• Support risk management and change control processes with project teams.
• Prepare contract documents aligned with procedures and manage value recovery from contracts.
• Administer change control, monthly applications, and accruals with accurate costing.
• Collaborate with delivery teams and supply chain to align objectives.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Financial acumen

Analytical skills

Change control

Numeracy

Communication skills

IT literacy

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

RICS/CICES qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Costing/reporting systems

Job description

Scottish Water Horizons, part of Scottish Water, seeks a commercially focused professional to act as the financial backbone for project delivery. You will ensure accurate reporting and forecasting, manage commercial information and change control, and support risk mitigation across Commercial and Project Management teams.

You’ll prepare contract documents, monitor value recovery, and drive tight governance with SW and SWH procedures.