Senior Quantity Surveyor
Bedforshire – UK
Talented people are the key to our success.
Are you an experienced Commercial Manager looking for a career-defining opportunity?
We are recruiting for a Commercial Manager to join a major rail infrastructure project in Bedfordshire. This is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in the commercial delivery of a large-scale, high-profile scheme that will leave a lasting legacy within the UK rail sector.
As the Commercial Manager, you will take ownership of the delivery contract, acting as the commercial lead and key point of contact for the client. You will be responsible for driving commercial performance, managing turnover and profit margins, and ensuring the successful financial delivery of the project from inception through to completion.
Role Responsibilities
- Lead all commercial activities across the project delivery contract.
- Act as the primary commercial interface with the client and key stakeholders.
- Manage project turnover, profitability, and commercial performance.
- Oversee contract administration, change management, risk, and opportunity management.
- Provide commercial leadership to project teams and support the achievement of business objectives.
- Ensure robust cost control, forecasting, and reporting processes are maintained.
- Drive value creation while protecting commercial interests throughout project delivery.
- Support procurement and subcontract management activities.
- Lead commercial decision‑making on a significant infrastructure project.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
- Proven experience in a Commercial Manager position on major infrastructure projects.
- Strong client‑facing experience with the ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships.
- Demonstrable success in managing project commercial performance, including turnover and profit margins.
- Experience operating within complex contract environments.
- Excellent negotiation, leadership, and communication skills.
- Degree‑qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related discipline is desirable but not essential.
What is in it for you?
- Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days.
- Flexible and adaptable working
- Family friendly policies and work/life approach
- Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
- Contributory pension scheme
- Annual bonus scheme
- Recognition scheme and long service awards
- Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance (if applicable to role)
- We also provide the option to participate in our share‑save scheme; discounts including cycle to work and gym membership; a support and advice service for colleagues and their families, and more.
About The Rail Business Unit
Millions of people rely on Britain’s rail network to take them safely and efficiently across the country every day. Morgan Sindall helps this happen by providing renewed and enhanced rail infrastructure with the minimum of passenger disruption.
Our customers receive a multi-disciplined service covering electrification, power supply, tunnelling and a full range of civil engineering and building capabilities including structures, lineside infrastructure, and station enhancements. This is complemented by track and signalling works from our supply chain partners to provide a complete rail offering.
Our expertise is focused not only on effective delivery of projects within a railway environment, but also on minimising disruption for railway users through the adoption of innovative working practices and techniques. These include ‘live launch’ bridge construction, in which we can install bridges while allowing railways beneath to remain operational.
From landmark station refurbishment projects and platform extensions to tunnelling works and bridge launches, we have a record of delivering rail projects that are helping to provide a rail network fit for the 21st century.
Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.
Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.
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