Quantity Surveyor/ Cost Manager - Rail

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

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Quantity Surveyor at a forward-thinking company, where you will play a crucial role in supporting clients with rail projects across London and the southeast. This position offers the chance to work within a dynamic infrastructure team, handling commissions of varying sizes and complexities. Your expertise in post contract processes, NEC contracts, and collaborative work will be essential in delivering outstanding outcomes for clients. Join a company that values diversity, promotes a healthy work-life balance, and encourages you to realize your full potential while contributing to ambitious Net Zero programmes.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified and MRICS, with excellent communication skills.
• Proven experience in post contract, heavy civils, and rail systems.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Collaborative Work

NEC Contract Knowledge

Microsoft Excel

Education

Degree Qualified

MRICS Certification

Job description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

For 75 years we have been leading the delivery of major transformational programmes. Our success at realising outcomes for clients has resulted in significant growth. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious Net Zero programmes from over 118 offices worldwide.

Further to this success we are now facing a new wave of growth to achieve our ambitious 2025 vision. To achieve this, we need great people who are passionate about both delivering great outcomes to our clients and contributing to our future vision. This is made entirely possible through our entrepreneurial culture, allowing employees of all levels to directly influence the business and to own their career.

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.

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.