Job Description
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Salary: £55,000 £65,000
Location: Glasgow
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Overview
Alpinefox Recruitment is supporting a leading civil engineering contractor in their search for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys working on complex, high-value civil engineering projects, and wants to be part of a progressive, collaborative team.
If you re a confident QS with strong commercial acumen and the ability to lead, influence and deliver – this could be the next step you ve been waiting for.
What You ll Be Doing
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Preparing, negotiating and analysing budgets and cost plans.
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Ensuring all subcontractors are fully pre-qualified and compliant.
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Procuring subcontractors and preparing relevant order documentation.
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Assessing and certifying subcontractor interim payments, including issuing Payer/Pay-Less notices.
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Providing advice on contractual and legal matters, identifying and mitigating commercial risks.
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Producing and presenting monthly Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs).
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Building, maintaining and strengthening relationships across project and commercial teams.
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Allocating, overseeing and evaluating work carried out by yourself and others.
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Supporting the wider commercial team and mentoring Quantity Surveyors.
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Ensuring effective communication between commercial and operational site teams.
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Attending site regularly as required.
What We re Looking For
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Degree-qualified Quantity Surveyor (or equivalent).
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Strong civil engineering project experience.
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Excellent working knowledge of JCT and NEC forms of contract.
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High-level commercial awareness and contract understanding.
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Strong communication and negotiation skills.
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Highly organised, able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
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Excellent numerical, IT and problem-solving abilities.
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Willing to travel to sites across the region.
