Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager -

T.E.D. (Recruitment) Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

RICS support

Job summary

Birmingham-based role for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Assistant Commercial Manager within a PQS practice.

You will assist delivery teams on rail and infrastructure projects, focusing on commercial activities and cost variation assessments, while working with supply chain partners and contractors in a client office.

Qualifications

• Requires a BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Rail or infrastructure project experience is essential, with NEC familiarity.
• You should have 2+ years of quantity surveying experience and be working towards RICS.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery teams with commercial activities across rail projects.
• Collaborate with supply chain and contractors on cost variation assessments.
• Contribute to pre and post contract quantity surveying duties and risk management.

Skills

Infrastructure/Rail experience

NEC3/NEC4 knowledge

Cost variation assessment

Contract awareness

Strong communication skills

Education

BSc Quantity Surveying

Tools

NEC3 contracts

NEC4 contracts

Job description

Based in Birmingham, the Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager role supports rail projects from a client office. Working permanently, the postholder assists delivery teams with commercial activities, partnering with the supply chain and contractors on cost variation assessment and related duties. Applicants should hold quantity surveying and commercial management experience, ideally with rail work using NEC contracts or other infrastructure schemes. Salary ranges from £30000 to £50000, with pension and RICS support included. This position suits someone keen to develop professionally within a well-established PQS practice handling infrastructure and building projects across several offices. Strong cost control, contract awareness and communication skills are essential.

THE ROLE

My client seeks an Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Assistant Commercial Manager to join them in Birmingham to work in a client office on rail projects. You must have experience of quantity surveying and commercial management duties and have either Rail experience using NEC contracts or have worked on other infrastructure projects. You will support the delivery of commercial activities within the delivery teams and you will work alongside the supply chain and contractors to provide cost variation assessment and other commercial activities.

THE COMPANY

My client is a long established busy firm of PQS with several offices. My client works on projects for infrastructure and also for buildings.

THE CANDIDATE

You will be an Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Assistant Commercial Manager who has good experience of working on RAIL related projects or other infrastructure projects. You should have a BSc or similar in Quantity Surveying. You may be working towards taking RICS currently. You will have in excess of two years quantity surveying experience. You should have both pre contract and post contract quantity surveying experience. You must have knowledge in the use of NEC3 contracts and ideally some NEC4. Salaries will be between £30000 and £50000 plus good benefits and be negotiable according to your level of experience. Other large company benefits will also be given along with support to become fully RICS qualified.