Progressive
Managing Quantity Surveyor - Glasgow & Midlothian
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Managing Quantity Surveyor
Major Transmission & Overhead Line Infrastructure Projects | Scotland
£750/day PAYE | Inside IR35 Long-Term Contract | Until June 2027
We are recruiting for two Managing Quantity Surveyors to support the delivery of major electricity transmission infrastructure projects across Scotland. These roles sit within a leading UK utility and infrastructure contractor delivering critical upgrades to the high-voltage transmission network.
Working on large-scale Overhead Line (OHL) and power infrastructure schemes, you will play a key role in ensuring robust commercial management throughout project delivery, helping facilitate network reinforcement, renewable energy integration, and future energy security.
The Role
As Managing Quantity Surveyor, you will take ownership of the commercial performance of major transmission projects from delivery through to final account, working closely with project, operational, and commercial teams.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading all commercial and contractual activities across assigned projects.
- Managing cost reporting, forecasting, and cost/value reconciliation.
- Administering NEC contracts, including compensation events and change management.
- Managing project risks, opportunities, and commercial governance.
- Preparing applications for payment, valuations, variations, and final accounts.
- Procuring and managing subcontract packages.
- Reviewing and approving subcontractor applications and payments.
- Producing accurate monthly commercial reports and forecasts.
- Supporting operational teams to maximize project profitability.
- Managing stakeholder relationships across project and client teams.
- Ensuring compliance with contractual and company commercial procedures.
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Essential Experience
- Proven experience as a Managing Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor.
- Strong NEC3 and/or NEC4 contract administration experience.
- Experience working within utilities, power, transmission, civil engineering, or major infrastructure sectors.
- Strong understanding of change control, compensation events, and final accounts.
- Commercial leadership experience on complex infrastructure projects.
- Excellent forecasting, reporting, and financial management skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation abilities.
Highly Desirable
- Electricity transmission or distribution experience.
- Overhead Line (OHL) project experience.
- Experience on high-voltage power infrastructure projects.
- Previous involvement with transmission network reinforcement schemes.
- Utilities framework experience.
- Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
Package
- £750 per day PAYE
- Inside IR35
- 45 hours per week
- Long-term programme extending to June 2027
- Scotland-based projects
- Immediate interview availability
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join a major energy infrastructure programme delivering some of the UK's most important network upgrades. With significant investment continuing across the transmission sector to support renewable generation and future electricity demand, these projects offer long-term stability, high-profile delivery experience, and exposure to complex NEC commercial management.
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If you are an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor with a background in utilities, transmission, power, or major infrastructure projects, we'd be keen to speak with you.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Managing Quantity Surveying
- Commercial Management
- NEC4
- NEC3
- Quantity Surveying
- Cost Management
- Cost Control
- Cost Forecasting
- Commercial Reporting
- Cost Value Reconciliation
- CVR
- Contract Administration
- Compensation Events
- Change Control
- Final Accounts
- Subcontract Management
- Procurement
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk Management
- Utilities
- Power Transmission
- Electricity Transmission
- Overhead Lines
- OHL
- High Voltage
- HV Infrastructure
- Civil Engineering
- Infrastructure Projects
- Framework Delivery
- Project Commercial Management
- Energy Infrastructure
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To find out more about Progressive please visit www.progressiverecruitment.com
Progressive Recruitment, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales
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