Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.

It’s not every job where you make a difference for the people of Scotland. But it’s what’s behind every job here. The work we do keeps Scotland’s water flowing, from reservoir to tap – and from sewer to treatment plant

Do your bit by joining our growing Commercial Management team as a Senior Quantity Surveyor. Working in our internal delivery team, you’ll be responsible for managing Scottish Water’s contracts and the associated commercial procedures and policies. You will report to the Commercial Team Leader and will be based in our Inverness office on a Hybrid working basis.

About the role

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will provide commercial support on financial, commercial and contractual matters, including:

• Ensuring ‘budget to build’ is adhered to and reported accurately and timeously.

• Analysing and producing commercial and contractual information in a timely manner, to ensure compliance with the programme constraints.

• Supporting the Commercial and Project Management Teams, providing and implementing the management and control of risk.

• Supporting and assisting the Commercial and Project Management Teams in the implementation of strategic commercial procedures, practices and policies.

• Developing and maintaining excellent working relationships with SW Project delivery teams, internal and external delivery partners and the supply chain.

• Ensuring contract documents are prepared in accordance with best practice and SW procedures and are fully executed prior to project commencement.

• Ensuring appropriate methods are in place to identify change, implementing the change control process and agreement in line with contract requirements and commercial procedures.

What you’ll need

You will need to have experience in commercial management at a project level, be an excellent communicator with a relevant Quantity Surveying qualification and experience.

Experience in the use of commercial software packages and a high level of IT competence is desirable. Experience and knowledge of NEC contracts is preferable however full training will be provided.

What you’ll get

The salary range for this position is £35,384 - £47,924 depending on experience .

You can also expect

• 38 days of holiday per year (including public holidays) with the option to buy 5 more

• Eligibility to join the defined benefit, contributory pension scheme

• Annual company bonus

• Life assurance scheme

• Paid time off for community volunteering

• Access to "SW Splash", saving you money on holidays, bills and shopping

• Excellent family friendly policies around Adoption, Maternity, Parental Leave, and Flexible Working

Closing date for applications is the 31st of July 2023.

Do you have any support needs?

Please let us know if there are any changes we can make to our application and selection process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Email us here with the vacancy reference number in the subject line so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

Working at Scottish Water

Scottish Water is one of the UK's leading water companies, the quality of drinking water and satisfaction with the service we provide our customers has never been higher - but we want to be even better – and you could help play an important part!

We take employee engagement very seriously and have an inclusive and collaborative work environment where we respect people’s differences. We are committed to creating an engaging environment and a positive experience for our employees.

We were recently recognised as a Top 10 Flexible Employer in Scotland at the Flexibility Works Awards 2021 and by The Times as a Top 50 Employer for Women in 2019.

In 2019 we also won the Age Inclusive Award at The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards and were winners of the Best Public Sector Employer at the Family Friendly Working Scotland Awards 2020.
We have Carers Positive Exemplary Status and were Silver Award 2019 & Gold Award winners 2020 of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

We aim for work to be an energising and fulfilling experience and everyone plays their part to ensure that Scottish Water is trusted to serve our customers and communities.

We are passionate about creating opportunities for young people and are proud to have achieved the Gold standard in the Investors in Young People accreditation, demonstrating our commitment to creating rewarding opportunities for young people.

You will have access to a host of benefits which include 38 days holiday a year, a defined benefit pension scheme, a discounted medical cash plan and cycle to work, plus a variety of agile working arrangements and family-friendly policies designed to support your wellbeing.

Next Steps

Any offer of employment with Scottish Water will be subject to the successful completion of a mandatory pre-employment screening process, including Disclosure Scotland and eligibility to work in the UK. Details can be found on our website.

For more information about this role or if you require any additional support throughout the application process please contact the recruitment team: SWRecruitment@scottishwater.co.uk

As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it is important that Scottish Water employees are resident in Scotland and contribute to the Scottish economy by paying Scottish income tax on their earnings. As a result we ask all potential employees to confirm that they are resident in Scotland, or to confirm their intentions to move to Scotland within 3 months of their start date .

Please note that candidates who have not submitted an application in the last 12 months will be automatically removed from our system records.