OCU
Senior Quantity Surveyor
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Department: Commercial & Estimating
Location: Scotland
Description
Location: Scotland | Contract Type: Permanent | Working Pattern: Full-Time | Office Based
Pay / Benefits
Remuneration for this role is benchmarked competitively within our sector.
The Opportunity
OCU is delivering major electrical infrastructure, substation, and grid connection projects across the UK, helping to support the country's evolving energy network. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll play a key role in managing the commercial performance of these projects, ensuring strong cost control, contractual compliance, and successful financial outcomes throughout the project lifecycle.
This is an opportunity to take ownership of complex NEC contracts, influence commercial strategy, and work closely with operational and client teams on nationally significant infrastructure projects. If you're looking to develop your career within a fast-growing organisation and make a meaningful impact on project success, we'd like to hear from you.
What You'll Do
- Lead commercial activities across multiple infrastructure and power projects from tender stage through to final account.
- Manage NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, including Early Warning Notices, Compensation Events, and contractual change management.
- Drive cost control, forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting to support project performance.
- Prepare, negotiate, and agree subcontract packages, variations, and final accounts.
- Build strong relationships with clients, operational teams, and supply chain partners.
- Identify commercial risks and opportunities, implementing strategies to protect and enhance project outcomes.
- Produce accurate cost reports and commercial forecasts for senior stakeholders.
- Support and mentor junior commercial team members, helping to develop capability across the function.
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Essential
What You'll Bring
- Proven experience operating as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor within utilities, power, infrastructure, construction, or civil engineering environments.
- Strong experience managing NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, particularly Option C arrangements.
- Excellent understanding of cost management, forecasting, budgeting, and commercial reporting.
- Strong commercial awareness and financial acumen.
- Experience managing subcontract procurement, commercial negotiations, and final accounts.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
Desirable
- Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related discipline.
- Bonus if you are professionally accredited with RICS, CICES, or a similar professional body.
- It would be great if you have experience working on electrical infrastructure, substation, or energy projects.
- It would be great if you've worked within framework agreements or regulated utility environments.
- Experience supporting or mentoring junior commercial professionals would be advantageous.
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What We Offer
At OCU, we believe that meaningful work should come with meaningful support. That's the principle behind Careers with Purpose, our commitment to ensuring every person at OCU feels supported, developed, and valued, not just in their role today, but throughout their career with us.
Alongside the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, we offer a benefits package that we are continuing to develop as we grow, and the kind of career acceleration that only comes from being inside a business moving at this pace.
As a rapidly growing organisation, there are genuine opportunities to progress, broaden your experience, and build a long-term career within OCU Group.
For a confidential conversation about this opportunity, please contact Jonathan Bryden at jonathan.bryden@ocugroup.com.
Our vacancies are typically advertised for two weeks; however, we reserve the right to close applications early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable candidates. We therefore encourage early applications.
To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process by emailing recruitment@ocugroup.com.
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