Quantity Surveyor - Commercial Manager - RAIL

New Step Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

RICS fees

Gym membership

Job summary

New Step Recruitment represents a long-established PQS practice seeking a Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager to join their London office or work at a client site on rail projects.

You will bring rail experience, NEC3/NEC4 knowledge, and strong pre- and post-contract QS skills, with 4–5+ years in the field. Salary £50,000–£85,000 plus benefits, pension, RICS fees, gym membership.

Qualifications

• Experience of quantity surveying and commercial management on rail projects.
• Knowledge of NEC3 contracts; NEC4 preferred.
• Experience in both pre and post contract QS work.
• Experience with cost variation assessments and commercial audits.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of commercial activities within delivery teams.
• Collaborate with supply chain and contractors on variations and cost control.
• Provide independent view to Head of Commercial.
• Mentor and supervise junior QS staff when required.

Skills

Quantity Surveyor

Commercial Management

Rail Experience

NEC Contracts

Cost Variation Assessments

Commercial Audit

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying

Tools

NEC3/NEC4

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 GBP50,000 and GBP85,000 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.