Senior Quantity Surveyor

What you’ll need

As the ideal candidate for this role, you’ll bring a wealth of experience in project management, particularly with standard construction contract forms like NEC4, showcasing your adept administration skills in handling these contracts. Your background as a Quantity Surveyor or in a more senior role within construction or infrastructure, whether in private practice or contracting, will provide a solid foundation for success.

Your proficiency in numeracy and information management will be a standout trait, complemented by effective communication skills that are essential for this dynamic position. Holding a relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or Project Management, along with an RICS/CICES qualification (or working towards one), will demonstrate your commitment to professional growth.

Whether working independently or collaboratively, you’ll excel, showcasing strong commercial and contracting awareness gained from your valuable experience on both contractor and client-side projects. Your ability to manage time effectively will align seamlessly with your business and customer-focused awareness, ensuring successful project outcomes.

Your awareness of organisational aims and objectives will set you apart, as you actively communicate and instil this understanding within the team. Your IT literacy, especially in Microsoft programs and various management/costing/reporting systems, will add a tech-savvy edge to your skill set.

Character is important to us. Across the whole of Scottish Water, we look for people who are Bold, Responsible, Inspiring and Caring. (And you can expect these characteristics to make an appearance in your interview with us).

Looking out for you

As part of our SWH team, you will enjoy the benefits of working within Scottish Water, where we pride ourselves on being a great place to work.

While the work we do is important, we know it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.

You’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community.

When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.

For your future, there’s our pension (the ‘know-what-you’ll-get-when-you-retire’ kind), as well as life assurance.

As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash – handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.

The not-so-small print

This role will be located at our main Scottish Water Horizons head office at Scottish Water The Bridge in Stepps. It will involve a mixture of home, in the office / other SW offices and on site working.

This role will be a Grade 7. If you’re new to Scottish Water, this means the salary range for this role is £45,699 - £51,184, depending on skills and experience and up to £56,669 for exceptional candidates for the role grade.

If you’re interested in this role – or know someone else who might be - we’ll be accepting applications until midnight on 11th September 2026.

We operate Balanced Hybrid working at Scottish Water and we encourage people to work half their time in a Scottish Water location.

Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a third party, and must be completed before your start date. Don’t worry - we’ll only start these checks once you’ve accepted an offer.

A few final things worth knowing…

Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you’re interested in this job, but don’t tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don’t rule yourself out!

Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We’re very used to making adjustments, so please don’t be afraid to ask.

As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it’s important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don’t already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.

Candidates should be aware that a valid UK driving licence is required for driving on Scottish Water business and claiming business mileage expenses.

Please note, Scottish Water takes the safety, health and wellbeing of our employees, colleagues and customers very seriously and as such you may be subject to Drug & Alcohol testing in line with our policy.

Finally (finally!), candidates who haven’t submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won’t need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.

We’re here to help. Ask us anything at SWRecruitment@ScottishWater.co.uk