Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Scotland (Hybrid or Home working options available)

Type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive (DOE) + Car/Car Allowance & Flexible Benefits

About the Role

Freedom's Professional Services team is seeking a talented Senior Quantity Surveyor to join in a flexible hybrid or home-based role across Scotland. Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in driving the commercial success of projects—managing contractual and financial aspects from tender through to final account. This is a high-impact position where you'll influence P&L performance, cash flow, and commercial outcomes across multiple frameworks.

You'll collaborate closely with Work Winning teams and senior stakeholders, providing expert commercial insight while supporting regional reporting, contract reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Deliverables

• Managing multiple contracts (NEC3/4) across the full project lifecycle
• Preparing quotations, valuations, and final accounts
• Identifying and managing Early Warnings and Compensation Events
• Driving commercial performance through CVRs, cash flow forecasting, and cost control
• Leading project reviews and supporting effective contract and supply chain management
• Managing client relationships, progress meetings, invoicing, and debt recovery
• Handling disputes and defects to successful resolution
• Building strong stakeholder relationships and supporting team development
• Promoting continuous improvement and innovation across projects

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor (or similar) – Essential
• Strong working knowledge of contract forms, particularly NEC3/4, with practical application on live projects – Essential
• Experience delivering client services across civil/structural or HV electrical projects within the power sector – Desirable
• Experience working within key client-side environments

What We're Looking For

A proactive and driven Senior Quantity Surveyor who thrives on maximising commercial outcomes, influencing key stakeholders, and ensuring robust financial and contractual control across projects.

Benefits

• Competitive salary plus company car or car allowance
• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Sick Pay
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits to suit: Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes
• Personal development programme

About Freedom

Freedom is part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3,000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.

Next Steps

As a business, we're on a journey to build a culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.