PRE-CONSTRUCTION SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Location: Livingston
Benefits: Car Allowance, Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, 35 Days’ Holiday + much more
About the Role
GRAHAM continues to build on its long standing reputation for delivering high quality, award winning construction projects across the UK and Ireland. As part of our continued growth, we’re looking for an experienced
Pre Construction Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Building Division in
Livingston.
This is a senior commercial role offering significant influence at the earliest stages of large and complex building projects. You will provide strategic commercial leadership across pre construction activities, working closely with clients, designers and internal stakeholders to shape winning solutions from concept through to contract award. You will also play a key role in mentoring and developing the wider commercial team.
As a Pre Construction Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will:
- Take full commercial ownership of pre construction activities across multiple or complex projects
- Lead the development of robust cost plans, estimates and budgets from concept through tender stage
- Provide strategic cost advice, value engineering and commercial risk management to clients and project teams
- Lead procurement strategy, tendering activity and contractor selection processes
- Prepare, review and negotiate tender documentation, contracts and commercial terms
- Monitor, challenge and report on pre construction financial performance and risk exposure
- Ensure full compliance with all relevant regulations, standards and company governance
- Act as a senior commercial interface with clients, consultants, contractors and internal stakeholders
- Provide leadership, mentoring and technical guidance to junior and intermediate quantity surveyors
- Collaborate closely with senior project and operational management to align commercial strategy with project objectives
- Undertake site visits and contribute to bid strategy and project reviews as required
Essential Requirements
We’re keen to hear from candidates who can demonstrate:
- 10–15 years’ post qualification experience as a Quantity Surveyor, with extensive pre construction expertise
- A strong background delivering complex projects across both private and public sector building programmes
- Highly developed commercial acumen, with the ability to influence strategy and commercial outcomes
- Proven leadership in procurement, contract strategy and commercial risk management
- In depth expertise in cost planning, estimating and financial governance at pre construction stage
- Strong working knowledge of construction regulations, codes of practice and delivery methodologies
- A proven ability to build and maintain senior level client and stakeholder relationships
- Excellent negotiation, communication and influencing skills
- Strong planning, organisational and decision making capabilities
- Confidence working under pressure, managing competing priorities and tight bid timelines
- Strong IT capability, particularly Microsoft Excel and Word
Desirable Criteria
The following would be advantageous but not essential:
- Experience dealing with two-stage tenders
- Chartered status with RICS (or equivalent professional body)
- Experience leading pre construction activity on large scale, complex or high value building projects
- Exposure to modern methods of construction (MMC) and alternative procurement routes
- Experience working with commercial and estimating systems (e.g. COINS, Causeway, or similar)
- Demonstrable experience developing, mentoring and leading commercial teams
- A proactive, solutions focused approach to value engineering, innovation and cost optimisation
Why Join GRAHAM?
At
GRAHAM, you’ll be part of a collaborative, high performing team where your expertise is valued and your career development is actively supported. We offer competitive benefits, varied and challenging projects, and a culture that encourages continual learning and professional growth.
Our Commitment
At
GRAHAM, we are proud to say that we are a committed Equal Opportunities Employer and we aim to be the first choice for people from all backgrounds. We seek to promote respect for the individual and equality of opportunities. We believe that everyone should be treated solely on the basis of personal merit and contribution throughout their
GRAHAM career journey and not on the value of artificial barriers, prejudices, or preferences.
If you require any adjustments or accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
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