Quantity Surveyor/ Cost Manager - Rail

Turner & Townsend Plc.; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a Quantity Surveyor to join a dynamic infrastructure team in London. This role involves supporting clients in delivering impactful rail projects, managing commissions that typically range from £5m to £10m. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in rail, particularly in post-contract and heavy civils works, and will thrive in a collaborative environment. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and promotes a healthy work-life balance, where your contributions will directly influence the success of significant projects in the region.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified and MRICS with proven experience in a similar role.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in delivering rail projects and programmes across London.
• Handle commissions of varying sizes, typically between £5m to £10m.

Skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Inquisitive and problem solving skills

Ability to work collaboratively

Education

Degree qualified

MRICS

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quantity Surveyor, to join our busy and expanding infrastructure team, based out of our London office, supporting our clients deliver a range of rail projects and programmes across London and the south east.

At Turner & Townsend our Quantity Surveyors handle commissions of varying sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project. Typically, projects fall within the £5m to £10m range.

This role will suit individuals from a rail background with proven experience in post contract, heavy civils and stations works. Any other rail systems experience would also be an advantage.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified and MRICS
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Inquisitive and problem solving skill base
• NEC contract knowledge and experience, particularly Option C
• Intermediate user of Microsoft Excel
• Proven experience preferably in a similar role
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi disciplined programme team environment

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.