Senior Quantity Surveyor

Telent; Warwick; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology and infrastructure firm is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage cost control for rail infrastructure projects. The role involves strategic oversight and hands-on contract management, requiring experience in cost reimbursement and negotiation skills. This position offers a hybrid working model with a range of additional benefits, including a car allowance and holiday options.

Benefits

Car Allowance

34 days holiday or flexible options

Company pension scheme

Family friendly policies

Occupational health support

Discounts on Cinema and Restaurants

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in a QS/Cost Controller role in rail/construction.
• Experience with Cost Reimbursable contracts and recovering disallowed costs.

Responsibilities

• Manage project cost control from handover to final account.
• Prepare and issue client applications in line with contract terms.
• Identify and manage commercial risks throughout contract lifecycle.
• Lead cost management on cost-plus projects.

Skills

Proficient in NEC contracts

Strong negotiation skills

Understanding of commercial risks

Education

Membership or working towards RICS

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Our Business Support teams deliver the vital services to ensure the continued success of our business divisions. These services include HR, Finance, Procurement, Marketing, Legal and Commercial, Estates and Facilities, Core Technology, Corporate Security, IT, and Fleet. Every person in every team is contributing the lasting impact our Team makes. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7.

Reporting into the Lead Quantity Surveyor, the Senior Quantity Surveyor will play a pivotal role in supporting Telent's rail infrastructure projects. This role blends strategic commercial oversight with hands-on post-contract cost and contract management. You will operate within the SCADA Portfolio, focusing on cost management for a cost-plus project.

This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to attend our Warwick HQ on a weekly basis.

What you'll do

• Manage all aspects of project cost control from handover to final account
• Prepare and issue client applications in line with contract terms, ensuring timely certification and payment
• Identify, price, and agree changes with clients, support justification, delay claims and associated quantum
• Commercial responsibilities of subcontract activities from inception to final account.
• Provide commercial input across the full contract lifecycle – from bid to closure or extension
• Support bidding and delivery teams in assessing and managing commercial risk
• Resolve disputes and claims in Telent's best interests
• Produce monthly cost/value reconciliations and forecasts
• Support monthly contract reviews and senior management reporting
• Identify opportunities to improve margin and reduce commercial risk
• Lead cost management on a cost-plus project, with a focus on time evidencing and AfP justifications

Who you are

You will have senior level experience in a QS / Cost Controller type role, ideally gained within the Rail / Construction / Civil Engineering / Utilities industry.

Key Requirements

• Proficient in a variety of contracting templates (e.g., NEC3/4, JCT, ICC) with a strong knowledge of Cost Reimbursable contracts and experience recovering disallowed costs.
• Customer-facing experience with strong negotiation skills
• Solid understanding of commercial risks and contract negotiation
• Member of a professional body (e.g., RICS) or actively working towards membership is desirable
• Familiarity with CCS Frameworks, Model Services Contracts, and other standard forms is desirable

What we offer

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role

• Car Allowance
• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.

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