Senior Quantity Surveyor

Peterhead

Location
Peterhead
Job type
Contract
Working
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Posted

Job description

Location: Peterhead

Rate: £65 per hour Umbrella

Hours: 42.5/w

Hybrid: 3 days office, 2 days home

Duration: 6 month+ contract

We are recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support the pre-construction and delivery of a major substation project in Peterhead.

The scheme includes a new 400kV substation, a 132kV five-bay substation, associated outbuildings and transformer infrastructure. The overall project is expected to run through to December 2028.

You will be responsible for the procurement and commercial management of major subcontract packages, including:

Groundworks package valued at c. £22m

Further civils/groundworks package valued at c. £6m

Structural steelwork and building-envelope packages across three buildings, valued at c. £13m

The role will focus heavily on subcontract procurement, administration and management through delivery. You will work under NEC3 Option A, using CEMAR to manage subcontractor communications and contractual processes.

Requirements

Senior QS experience on major civils, utilities, energy or power-infrastructure projects

Strong subcontract procurement and subcontract management experience

NEC3 experience, ideally Option A

Commercial experience including valuations, change control, compensation events, forecasting and reporting

CEMAR experience preferred

Substation, HV, groundworks, structural steelworks or building-envelope exposure would be beneficial

For more information, please contact Daniel Baker on (phone number removed), or apply via this advert

Advert last confirmed live on 4 October 2026 · Partner reference 225594971