Mr Scott (48) has been a Queenstown resident for 11 years, after moving from Alexandra with his family to work for Fulton Hogan.
On Thursday former deputy mayor Simon Hayes, a real estate agent, announced he would be standing, while Cr Vanessa Van Uden has also announced her nomination.
Mr Scott has worked in the roading industry for 15 years and is now employed by QLDC contractor DownerEDI as the company's inspections programmer.
However, if he was successful in his bid to win the mayoralty, he would resign from that post.
"That's how committed I am to it - I'm not coming into it half-heartedly and I've got full support from work. There is no conflict of interest."
Mr Scott, who lives at Lake Hayes Estate, is married to Lynley, a customer support services representative for the QLDC and has two children, Lauren (13) and Ben (11), both at Wakatipu High School.
He has been an active Volunteer Fire Brigade member for 25 years, at present volunteering for the Arrowtown Volunteer Fire Brigade; is a member for the Lake Hayes Estate Community Association; and has been a coach of Wakatipu junior rugby for the past five years, this year coaching the U12 team.
Other nominations lodged yesterday were:
• Clutha district: Hamish Anderson for mayor and the Balclutha ward, Bruce McCorkindale and Gaynor Finch for the Bruce ward, John Cochrane for the Clinton ward, Bruce Graham for the Kaitangata-Matau ward, John Herbert and Michelle Kennedy for the West Otago Community Board.
• Waitaki district: Douglas Brown for the Moeraki constituency of the Otago Regional Council; Ahuriri Community Board chairman Craig Dawson as councillor, Ahuriri ward; Peter Ellis for the Oamaru ward on the Waitaki District Council; David Reid and Graham Sullivan for the Ahuriri Community Board.
• Central Otago district: Terry Emmitt for the Cromwell ward of the CODC and the Cromwell Community Board; Helen Pinder for the Roxburgh Community Board; Mark Harris for the Maniototo Community Board.
