Senior Quantity Surveyor – Rail

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK rail contractor is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage a significant £80m package of works in Birmingham. This role focuses on team management, contractual oversight, and financial reporting within a major infrastructure project, fostering professional development in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in a Quantity Surveyor role within the construction sector.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor.
• Knowledge of finance systems and contract forms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop commercial teams managing QS’s and Cost Clerks.
• Manage all contractual matters from inception to close-out.
• Provide procurement support to ensure project delivery.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Contractual management

Budget management

Risk management

Cost control

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Rail

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Salary: £65000 - 75000
Location: Midlands
Region: Midlands

An exciting opportunity to a leading UK rail contractor in Birmingham. You’d be working on a new section on a high profile project in a team running the £80m package of works, due to be delivered over the next 3 Years, part of a much bigger major project.

Great opportunity for professional development joining a company that puts training at the top of its priorities.

Role Profile:

Including but not limited to
• Working with the Commercial Manager you will lead, manage, develop and train the commercial teams across your portfolio of projects, Managing 1-2 QS’s and 4 Cost Clerks.
• Raise commercial awareness and embed commercial focus and best practise across each project team
• Lead on all contractual matters from inception to close out via in depth understanding of the contract and its implications for profit delivery.
• Assisting in the preparation of contract documents, including bills of quantities, specifications, drawings
• Manage the Risk & Opportunities process to allow for the identification of Risk and Opportunities during the tender and construction phases and ensure the Commercial function delivers contractual solutions and strategies that balance these risk and opportunities.
• Set and manage budgets ensuring all costs are correctly allocated into the relevant WBS
• Establishment of robust project life cycle cost forecasts updated monthly and monitored against agreed targets
• Proactively drive the recording of all contractual entitlements, ensure timely notification of events and accurate pricing and substantiation of change
• Establish and maintain rigorous cost controls including early warning systems and provide robust accurate financial data and management reports on each project through the monthly reporting cycle including EVM.
• Provide procurement support to ensure each project is delivered safely, timely, at the least cost and to optimal quality.
• Ensuring all procurement expenditure has been validated by the operational delivery team and identified under the budget as necessary to deliver the project
• Deliver contractually agreed cash flow and ensure all AFP’s are submitted / assessed in line with the contractual timescales.
• Ensure all valid Supply Chain payments are made in line with the relevant supplier agreement.
• Negotiate and agree contractual disputes and final accounts within DFA levels
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested

Person Specification
Working as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor position within the engineering or construction sector having hands on experience working for contractors as a Commercial Manager on large civils or infrastructure projects
• Working knowledge of finance systems and various forms of contracts
• Cost and budget administration
• Financial and commercial reporting to board level
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Qualifications
• Degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
• Minimum 5 years Commercial Management experience as an SQS or QS with a proven track record in major projects.

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