Managing Quantity Surveyor – Rail Depot

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; Colchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering contractor is seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor for a substantial Rail Depot project near Colchester. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the railway sector, leading procurement and managing subcontractors, ensuring commercial success across various project trades. A professional membership such as MRICS is essential for this role within a dynamic team focused on delivering significant infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in railway sector as a Senior or Managing QS.
• Ability to manage costs and programme to final account.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage procurement process on railway depot project.
• Control subcontract works and manage changes through to final account.

Skills

Procurement process management

Subcontract package management

Technical knowledge of construction trades

Commercial and financial reporting

NEC design and build contracts

Education

MRICS or MCInstCES membership

Job description

Managing Quantity Surveyor – Rail Depot

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Salary: up to £65k + pkg
Location: Colchester
Regions: Essex, Suffolk

A major civil engineering contractor is looking for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to work on a new Rail Depot based near Colchester. The ideal candidate will need to have had experience within the railway sector as a Senior or Managing Quantity Surveyor previously.

The contract is an NEC Option A and the value is circa £40m.The depot consists of a wide variety of trades including groundworks, civils, building, fit out, railway systems and specialist equipment for train maintenance.

Role Description:

The project requires a Managing QS primarily for subcontractor/consultant procurement and management.

The candidate will eventually be commercially responsible for an entire section of the project, either:

• Railway systems and civils

or

• Maintenance building and fit out

The candidate should be able to demonstrate competence in the following areas, which will be questioned at interview:

• Ability to lead and manage the procurement process on a project
• Able to manage and control subcontract packages, manage change (cost and programme) through to final account
• Technical knowledge and understanding of construction trades on a project of this type
• A particular understanding and experience of either of the following is particularly desirable
  • Railway systems (signalling, OLE, p-way)
  • Mechanical, electrical, public health
• Knowledge and application of all aspects of NEC design and build contracts
• Commercial and financial reporting and control, including management accounts and earned value analysis

Professional membership: MRICS or MCInstCES

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