Senior Quantity Surveyor

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor with substation project experience, you will play a key role in supporting the commercial delivery of high-voltage (HV) infrastructure projects based out of Glasgow.

This includes substations, switchgear installations, and cabling works. You’ll take ownership of cost control, contract administration, valuations, and overall financial management, ensuring that projects are delivered in the most cost-effective way

Your new company are a leading multi-disciplinary engineering services provider with a reputation for delivering high-value projects across Ireland, the UK, and Europe. With a strong track record in sectors such as data centres, pharmaceuticals, power transmission, and large-scale commercial builds, they are recognised as a trusted partner by some of the world’s most established companies.

For those eager to learn more about this exciting opportunity, please do not hesitate to reach out to Stephen at stephen@breaghrecruitment.com / 015314345

Senior QS Skills:

• Degree in Construction Economics / Quantity Surveying (or equivalent).
• 5+ years’ experience as a Quantity Surveyor on projects with an electrical scope exceeding £7M.
• Background in electrical, instrumentation, or engineering disciplines is an advantage but not essential.
• Strong knowledge of contract conditions and their application.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel with exceptional record-keeping and administration abilities.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise effectively, and deliver accurate outputs under pressure.

• Comprehensive understanding of contract obligations and the formulation of interim and final claims.
• Ability to ensure claims capture all relevant work, including dayworks, unit rate, and contract work.
• Commercial awareness to identify labour and material escalations and apply them appropriately.
• A motivated professional who sets the standard in dedication, accuracy, and leadership.

As a Senior QS:

• Lead the commercial aspects of major projects, including budgeting, forecasting, BOQs, and profit planning.
• Act as the main commercial contact, managing interim commercial meetings with clients and reporting project status to senior management.
• Manage subcontractor accounts, including valuations, final accounts, and payment processes in line with contractual agreements.
• Prepare and issue interim and final accounts, ensuring monthly applications are fully inclusive of remeasures, site changes, variations, and claims.
• Identify potential commercial risks and escalate them promptly to senior management.
• Collaborate with the planning team to ensure commercial and scheduling requirements are aligned.
• Negotiate confidently with clients, subcontractors, and stakeholders to secure the best outcomes.
• Maintain detailed and accurate commercial records to support project reporting and audits.
• Demonstrate a proactive, enthusiastic, and solutions-driven approach to every aspect of the role.

The Package:

Salary will be DOE, but you can expect a salary of at least £65,000 plus package.


Interviews are taking place this week so if you are interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date CV to stephen@breaghrecruitment.com or call us now on 00353(0)15314345.

The Breagh Team:

Breagh Recruitment are the go-to specialist construction and engineering recruitment consultants, providing qualified and experienced professionals with Construction jobs across the UK and Ireland, with an ethos based on flexibility, hard work, and a bit of good old common sense. We live within these core values servicing our clients and candidates daily.

Key roles we recruit for include Health & Safety managers, M&E project managers, construction managers, M&E site engineers, M&E quantity surveyors, civil engineers, site agents, estimators, buyers, bid managers and M&E site supervisors, across Ireland and the UK.

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