Quantity Surveyor - Commercial Manager - RAIL

New Step Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

My client seeks a Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager to join their London office or to work in a client office on rail projects. The role requires NEC contracts experience and strong commercial management skills.

You will support commercial activities, work with supply chain and contractors on cost variation assessments, and provide an independent view to the Head of the Commercial team. Senior QS duties include supervising junior staff.

Qualifications

• Rail experience with NEC contracts (NEC3/NEC4) preferred.
• Experience in pre-contract and post-contract QS activities.
• Knowledge of cost variation assessments and commercial audits.
• Ability to supervise junior QS staff when needed.
• RICS qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of commercial activities within delivery teams.
• Liaise with supply chain and contractors for cost variation assessments.
• Provide an independent view to Head of Commercial.
• Mentor and supervise junior Quantity Surveyors as required.

Skills

Rail NEC contracts

Pre/post contract

Cost variation

Commercial audit

Senior supervision

NEC3/NEC4

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying

Job description

THE ROLE

My client seeks a Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager to join their London office or 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.

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.

You will provide an independent view to their Head of the Commercial team.

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 a Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager who has good experience of working on RAIL related projects.

You should have a BSc or similar in Quantity Surveying.

You may be RICS qualified or have good Rail commercial management experience.

You will have in excess of four / five 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.

Experience of doing Cost Variation Assessments and Commercial Audit would be useful.

At more senior level you should be able to supervise more junior level QSs.

Salaries will be between 50,000 and 85,000 plus good benefits and be negotiable according to your level of experience. Other large company benefits will also be given along with pension, RICS fees, subsidised gym membership and other benefits.