Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager - RAIL

T.E.D. (Recruitment) Ltd; West End; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

T.E.D. (Recruitment) Ltd are assisting a long-established PQS practice to recruit a Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager for offices in London or Birmingham.

The role may be on a contract or permanent basis and will involve rail projects spanning signals, controls, M&E and civils, requiring strong experience in all QS and commercial management duties and NEC4 contracts. Candidates should have 6+ years of quantity surveying experience and a BSc in Quantity Surveying; MRICS is desirable but

Qualifications

• Experience across all quantity surveying and commercial management duties on rail projects.
• 6+ years of quantity surveying experience.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts.
• MRICS qualification is desirable but not essential.
• This role can be contract (IR35) or permanent.
• Salary: contract rates £400–£500 per day; higher rate for team management.
• Salaried terms are negotiable with a good range of benefits.

Responsibilities

• Undertake full QS and commercial management duties on rail projects (cost control, budgeting, forecasting, final accounts).
• Contract administration and risk management across NEC4-based contracts.
• Performance reviews, cost variation assessment and commercial audits.

Skills

Rail experience

Education

BSc Quantity Surveying

MRICS desirable

Tools

NEC4 Contracts

Job description

THE ROLE

My client seeks a Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager to work in their client's office in London (or in Birmingham) on a CONTRACT or PERMANENT basis.

This is to work on various RAIL projects currently on signals, controls, M&E & Civils.

You must have experience of all quantity surveying and commercial management duties and have good Rail experience using NEC4 contracts.

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 MRICS qualified although this is not essential.

You will have in excess of 6 years quantity surveying experience.

You must have good knowledge in the use of NEC contracts.

You will have good all round Quantity Surveying experience to include dealing with project costs, budget management, forecasting, contract administration, managing risks, performance reviews, final accounts etc.

They are also interested in people who have Cost Variation Assessment and Commercial Audit experience.

This role can be on a contract or permanent basis.

The contract roles will be inside IR35 and rates will depend on your level of experience but likely to be from £400 to £500 per day with the higher rate needing some team management experience.

If on a salaried basis salaries will be very negotiable plus a good range of benefits.