Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Rail / Civil engineering

Location – Pontyclun

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our specialist rail and civil engineering team in the Wales region, playing a fundamental role in the commercial management of long-term, secured Civils & Buildings Rail Capital Delivery Projects, throughout Wales.

A busy and fast-paced business unit involved in a range of civil engineering works in a variety of sectors including rail (bridges, embankments, stations, platforms, tunnels etc.), Environment Agency, Local Authority etc. The business unit are involved in multi-disciplinary civils projects across the Wales region, whether one-off tendered projects or projects within our long-term framework/contract agreements with key clients including but not limited to Capital Delivery Projects.

Existing contracts include CP6 infrastructure projects and moving into CP7, Capital Delivery Projects and Buildings & Civils Asset Management frameworks with works typically including bridge re-construction/replacement, upgrades and refurbishments, station work (platforms, access for all etc.), structures including bridges, tunnels, footbridges, flood repair and alleviation to name just a few examples.

The Role

As an Established Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will join our commercial team in the Wales region commercially managing a portfolio of Capital Delivery Projects for CP7 Network Rail project works & Transport For Wales projects. As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing a small portfolio of projects ranging from £500K – £5m. Your day-to-day role and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Leading the commercial management of multiple sites on time and within budget.
• Pricing and ensuring estimates are submitted accurately and on time,
• Resolving pricing issues with clients
• Client Liaison
• Liaison with Site Managers to collate information on day-to-day remits,
• Subcontractor management
• Change management and early warnings
• Contract administration (NEC/NR forms of contract)
• CVR’s
• Final accounting.
• Requirements

To excel in this role, you will have previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor in a rail / civil engineering environment.

• Relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management
• Civil Engineering project experience (rail, bridges, roads, structures for example)
• Contractual experience with NEC or bespoke NR forms of contract
• Experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor in a civils contracting environment.
• Strong negotiation skills

In return

• Competitive annual salary negotiable depending on experience
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Up to 3 volunteer days
• Company contributory Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
• Generous Employee referral scheme
• Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
• Consistent learning opportunities
• A safe place to work
• Employee forums that provide a platform for having your voice heard

Our client has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, and waterways.

If you’re interested, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.