Rail Infrastructure Quantity Surveyor – Hybrid Role

Kier Group plc.; St. Neots; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. East West Rail team in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to support commercial delivery on a major infrastructure project.

You will manage valuations, subcontractor oversight, cost control, and change management, while guiding junior staff and building relationships across teams. This role offers hybrid working and a permanent full-time contract.

Qualifications

• Has a Degree, HNC, or similar qualification in Quantity Surveying.
• Has worked in a Quantity Surveying role before, ideally with a Tier 1 main contractor.
• Is comfortable using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and enjoys working with data and commercial information.
• Builds strong working relationships and communicates confidently with a range of people.
• Likes to stay organised, manages their time well, and can juggle multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Assisting contract valuations, ensuring applications for payment are submitted promptly and accurately, and compiling contract final accounts.
• Leading sub-contractor management from enquiry through to completion, including compiling enquiries, analysing tenders, and drafting orders.
• Working closely with the project manager on cost control and forecasting site expenditure to completion.
• Identifying and raising contract change through Early Warnings and Compensation Events, and supporting the Commercial Manager and Managing Quantity Surveyor with client change and risk management.
• Providing leadership to junior commercial staff and assisting in their development.

Skills

Excel

Data handling

Communication

Time management

Education

Degree/HNC in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Kier Group plc. East West Rail team in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to support commercial delivery on a major infrastructure project.

You will manage valuations, subcontractor oversight, cost control, and change management, while guiding junior staff and building relationships across teams. This role offers hybrid working and a permanent full-time contract.