Quantity Surveyor

Overview

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will drive commercial management across rail projects, supporting pre-contract activities, cost reporting, and value engineering. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to align procurement, cost control, and programme delivery with project goals. Your role contributes to delivering essential rail infrastructure and maintaining financial discipline. This is a hands-on position involving measurement, BoQ preparation, and stakeholder liaison, with scope to develop professionally within a leading rail contractor.

Pay / Benefits

• Smart working with flexible hours
• up to 40% remote working
• 25 days paid annual leave
• maternity/paternity/adoption leave support
• pension and share incentive plan
• volunteering leave and recognition schemes

Responsibilities

• Record and check data and measurements accurately
• Prepare Bills of Quantities and schedules of rates from drawings and specifications
• Develop cost estimates from first principles (net and gross)
• Review and align programmes with section requirements and commercial activities
• Manage procurement information and cost/value data
• Prepare cost reconciliation statements and maintain cost/value information
• Engage with customers and stakeholders within your area of responsibility
• Coordinate measurement and agreements with subcontractors
• Support development, recruitment, and retention activities
• Pursue professional membership (RICS, ICES, CIOB)

Key requirements

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience (preferred)
• Experience in change management and bespoke contract management (beneficial)
• Pre-contract experience and early engagement in projects (beneficial)
• Commercial experience in rail, civil engineering, or construction

• stakeholder management
• attention to detail
• commercial awareness
• measurement from drawings and specifications
• Bills of Quantities preparation
• cost/value data management

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