Senior Quantity Surveyor

Randstad CPE; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for an experienced senior quantity surveyor in Huddersfield. This role involves commercial management of diverse projects in a major railway modernization effort. Responsibilities include cost management, project reporting, and stakeholder engagement while ensuring compliance with standards. The ideal candidate is degree qualified with a strong contractor-side project background and excellent negotiation skills. This opportunity promises a dynamic working environment with significant impact on railway infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong track record in contractor-side project environments.
• Ability to manage both direct labour and subcontract costs.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial aspects of various projects.
• Provide contractual support to project managers.
• Monitor and manage work package risks effectively.

Skills

Commercial management skills

Negotiation skills

Cost forecasting

Contractual knowledge

Financial acumen

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

RICS, ICES, or similar

Job description

My award winning high profile rail client is looking for an experienced senior quantity surveyor to join their existing team in Huddersfield.

This is a unique opportunity to join a major programme of work modernising the railway signalling infrastructure as part of the strategic development spanning multiple control periods.

This is a dynamic role, requiring customer facing engagement, you will be the interface between the delivery team, project management and commercial management. Working in a project team, leading the commercial function and reporting to the commercial manger, you will be responsible to the Commercial Manager, for the cost and value reporting, work package budgeting, cost control thorough to the final account.

Candidate Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Commercial management of various projects /work packages as directed. These may include Design, Installation, Test & Commission, Materials, Telecoms, Electrification, Power, Plant, Professional Services, Civil Engineering and Permanent Way

• Responsible for project work package change control and management

• Provides key commercial interface for responsible work package

  manager

• Provide contractual & commercial support to Project Managers

  and Engineering team

• Responsible for work package cost management, including

  forecasting, budget management and control

• Monitor and actively manage and mitigate work package risks

• Internal and external commercial reports as required by

  Commercial Delivery Strategy

• Ensure processes and document control complies with the

  appropriate Company standards

• Establish and maintain interfaces with key stakeholders. Eg:

  finance, project management, engineering, sub-contractors, suppliers and Customer
• Responsible for maintaining auditable records for responsible work packages in accordance with contractual requirements

Candidate Requirements:

• Degree qualified or equivalent and/or hold or working towards professional qualification- RICS, ICES or similar
• Strong track record in a contractor side, project environment
• Able to manage both direct labour and subcontract costs
• Ability to estimate change / variations using various methods
• Able to forecast cost and measure cost of work complete
• Good negotiation skills
• Ability to manage commercial strategies
• Ability to work with limited supervision and manage expectations
• Good financial and commercial acumen
• Ability to work under own initiative and under cost or time critical conditions
• Good Contractual knowledge and experience
• Confident and able to deal externally and internally at all levels

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Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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