Quantity Surveyor in Glasgow

Locations: Stepps, Glasgow

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted Today

Time left to apply: End Date: February 12, 2026 (14 days left to apply)

Job requisition id: R10835

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.

It’s not every job where you make a difference for the people of Scotland: At Scottish Water Horizons (SWH), we harness Scottish Water (SW) expertise and assets to generate income. All profits are reinvested by Scottish Water Horizons for the benefit of our customers and communities.

Who are Scottish Water Horizons

SWH are a part of Scottish Water and play a key role in helping housing developers, and commercial property developers ensure that water and wastewater infrastructure has the capability to meet Scottish Water’s requirements. We are a commercially sustainable, stand-alone business leading the way in encouraging growth, establishing renewable technologies and transforming utilities across the Scottish Water landscape. Our varied business engagements include developer projects, development centres, low carbon energy projects, low carbon heat projects, and waste management to name but a few.

What you’ll do

• You will keep a watchful eye on project budgets, costs and income and working closely with the project manager will be responsible for monthly reporting.
• Your expertise will shine as you assist project managers commercially, with negotiations, analysing and giving information on contract terms.
• You will have a good understanding of NEC (New Engineering Contracts) forms of contracts.
• You will be a key player in managing and mitigating risks, providing support to both Commercial and Project Management Teams.
• Your commitment extends to learning and assessing in implementing strategic commercial procedures and policies, fostering strong relationships with project delivery teams, internal partners, and the supply chain.
• With an eye for detail, you’ll meticulously prepare contract documents, ensuring they align with SW and SWH procedures before project commencement.
• As a numerate professional with excellent communication skills, you’ll administer commercial and contractual aspects, including change control, monthly applications, and accruals.
• Your high level of computer literacy, motivation, and organizational skills will be put to the test, with proficiency in Microsoft applications and the ability to adapt to bespoke costing/reporting systems.
• You will be part of a relatively small, but very skilled and experienced commercial team who will be there to support, especially initially when learning the business processes.

What you’ll need

• You’ll have a Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or Project Management qualification (or similar).
• If you do not have already, we would require you to be working towards your RICS/ CICES qualification.
• 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.

Character is important to us in SW Horizons and across the whole of Scottish Water, we look for people who are Bold, Responsible, Inspiring and Caring.

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. 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.

For your future, there’s our pension, as well as life assurance.

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 6. If you’re new to Scottish Water, you’ll join us on a salary between £36,410-£46,990, depending on your skills and experience.

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

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!

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.

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, candidates who haven’t submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database.

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland. Working at Scottish Water you’ll be making a real difference to the lives of the people and communities in Scotland who rely on the vital water and waste water services we provide.