Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor 

Office location: Edinburgh Park + site visits
Salary: from £53,280 – £88,800 (role level dependent) 
Permanent/Hybrid 

Closing Date: 1st July 2026

Help us create a better future, quicker!

At SP Energy Networks, our focus is on harnessing technology and innovation to create the networks of the future. Our teams are delivering a smarter, more resilient and dynamic network to meet the increasing demand for electricity—powered by more renewable energy than ever before—and doing so safely, securely and sustainably for the communities we serve.

Due to continued growth and the significant level of investment across our Transmission business, we have opportunities for Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors to join us at a truly exciting time. Within SPEN’s HVDC business, we are constructing and developing a number of high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea electricity links, delivered and operated by SP Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET).

Working as a key part of our project teams, you’ll oversee a range of commercial activities from preparing and evaluating tenders for significant packages of work; to administering extremely high value contracts throughout construction.  You will be expected to work with a range of contracts, including bespoke EPC FIDIC contracts, as well as NEC4 contracts.  Working as part of a collaborative team, you’ll play a key part in enabling the energy transition while helping shape the future of critical national infrastructure.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare tender documents and negotiate tender prices, payment schedules and terms and conditions.
• Produce monthly valuations, commercial reports, and financial updates.
• Be confident in the application of various contractual levers including management of advance warnings, variations and change control processes.
• Attend or lead (senior level) commercial meetings with partners and stakeholders.
• Agree final accounts and maintain accurate commercial records.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and industry standards.
• Manager and mentor junior staff (senior level only).

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor (consultancy or contracting).
• Strong commercial acumen and knowledge of procurement and cost management.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience.
• MRICS status (Desirable)
• Transmission or utilities sector experience (Desirable)
• Familiarity with a range of Contract forms including FIDIC and NEC3/NEC4.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• MS Office proficiency.
• Full UK Driving Licence – mandatory (occasional travel to sites)

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy several other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%. 

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow.

That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
• Payroll giving and charity matched funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes
• Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why SP Energy Networks

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously. We’re investing over £12 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected].

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

IMPORTANT 

Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below

July-1-2026