Commercial Manager - Rail

New Step Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

New Step Recruitment is assisting a London-based consultancy with a Quantity Surveyor role focused on rail infrastructure. You will handle all QS and commercial management duties, with NEC contracts experience preferred.

Open to contract (IR35) or permanent arrangements, with salary negotiations for permanent staff and day rates for contract work. Must have rail sector experience and a BSc in Quantity Surveying, MRICS desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent in Quantity Surveying.
• Experience on large scale rail projects.
• Experience with NEC contracts.
• Experience in project costs, budget management, forecasting, contract administration, risk management, performance reviews and final accounts.

Responsibilities

• Manage project costs and budgets.
• Forecasting and cost control.
• Contract administration under NEC.
• Identify and manage risks; conduct performance reviews and prepare final accounts.

Skills

Rail experience

Budget management

Forecasting

Contract administration

Risk management

Performance reviews

Final accounts

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying

Tools

NEC contracts

Job description

THE ROLE

My client seeks a Quantity Surveyor to join their London office on a CONTRACT or PERMANENT basis.

This is to work on various large scale rail projects, so previous experience is required.

You must have experience of all quantity surveying and commercial management duties and have proven rail systems ideally with experience using NEC contracts.

THE COMPANY

My client is a long established PQS consultancy with offices globally.

They work across large scale infrastructure and build projects, and are actively growing on the infrastructure side.

THE CANDIDATE

You will be a Quantity Surveyor / commercial manager who has proven experience of rail systems.

You should have a BSc or similar in Quantity Surveying.

You may be MRICS qualified although this is not essential.

You must have good knowledge in the use of NEC contracts.

You will have good all round Quantity Surveying experience to include dealing with project costs, budget management, forecasting, contract administration, managing risks, performace reviews, final accounts etc.

This role can be on a contract or permanent basis.

The contract roles will be inside IR35 and rates will depend on your level of experience but likely to be from GBP450 to GBP550 per day with the higher salary needing some team management experience.

If on a salaried basis salaries will be very negotiable plus a good range of benefits.