Senior Quantity Surveyor – Rail E&P & SRE Lead

Octavius Infrastructure; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car scheme

Private Healthcare

Pension and Life Assurance

25 days Annual Leave + birthday off

Hybrid working (London/site c.3 days/w

Enhanced family leave policies

Ongoing professional development

Job summary

Octavius Infrastructure is seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial delivery on a major rail programme in the UK. You will oversee a high-volume portfolio, directing a team of QS professionals and apprentices, ensuring robust cost control, forecasting and NEC-compliant contract administration.

The role demands strategic leadership, proactive risk management and strong stakeholder engagement across internal teams, Network Rail partners and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Proven experience at Managing QS or Senior QS level across multiple projects.
• Strong people leadership with experience developing teams.
• Ability to prioritise across a high volume of live projects.
• Solid knowledge of contract administration, cost control and commercial reporting; NEC contracts experience.
• Proactive risk, performance and outcomes management.
• Collaborative style with ability to influence at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial management across high volume, small scale projects.
• Oversee a team of 12 (Graduates and Apprentices, QS, SQS and consultants)
• Drive cost control, forecasting and reporting
• Ensure effective contract administration and proactive risk and opportunity management

Skills

Managing QS level

People leadership

Contract administration

Cost control

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Quantity Surveying

Job description

Octavius Infrastructure is seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial delivery on a major rail programme in the UK. You will oversee a high-volume portfolio, directing a team of QS professionals and apprentices, ensuring robust cost control, forecasting and NEC-compliant contract administration.

The role demands strategic leadership, proactive risk management and strong stakeholder engagement across internal teams, Network Rail partners and supply chain.