Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor
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Occupation TypeQuantity surveyors
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£48,600
(£24.92 per hour)
Occupation rate applies
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Description
Senior Quantity Surveyor – Rail Systems
Locations:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our growing Rail Systems commercial team, supporting the delivery of a diverse portfolio of rail infrastructure projects across Wales, London and the South-East.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading commercial role within a specialist business unit delivering a wide range of rail systems and E&P projects, including:
What You'll Receive
We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and are committed to supporting your wellbeing, development and career progression.
Benefits include:
Locations:
- Pontyclun, South Wales; or
- Dawley Road, Hayes, London
We are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our growing Rail Systems commercial team, supporting the delivery of a diverse portfolio of rail infrastructure projects across Wales, London and the South-East.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading commercial role within a specialist business unit delivering a wide range of rail systems and E&P projects, including:
- Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) schemes
- Electrification projects
- Signalling infrastructure and associated civils
- Power and lighting renewals
- Telecoms and communications installations
- Lineside building and systems projects
- Station enhancement and accessibility schemes
- Multidisciplinary rail infrastructure projects and frameworks
What You'll Receive
We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and are committed to supporting your wellbeing, development and career progression.
Benefits include:
- Competitive salary, negotiable depending on experience
- Company car or car allowance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service
- Company contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Medicash Health Cash Plan & Rewards
- Professional development and structured career progression opportunities
- Access to leadership and development programmes
- Supportive, collaborative and safety-focused working environment
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will take responsibility for the commercial management of rail systems projects from pre-construction through to final account.
Working alongside Project Managers, Construction Managers and operational delivery teams, you will provide commercial leadership across multiple projects, ensuring contractual compliance, robust cost control and successful project outcomes.
You will also play an important role in the development of Assistant and Graduate Quantity Surveyors, contributing to the continued growth of the Rail Systems commercial team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the commercial management of Rail Systems, E&P and multidisciplinary rail infrastructure projects.
- Prepare and manage monthly Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs).
- Produce accurate cost forecasts, cashflows and commercial reports.
- Manage applications for payment, valuations and final accounts.
- Lead subcontract procurement activities from enquiry through to contract award.
- Prepare subcontract documentation and manage subcontract accounts from start to final account agreement.
- Ensure effective contract administration and commercial governance.
- Manage compensation events, variations and change control processes.
- Prepare and submit upstream compensation events and change notifications to clients.
- Manage downstream change and commercial entitlement with the supply chain.
- Monitor project performance, identifying risks, opportunities and improvement initiatives.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a key commercial representative for the business.
- Work closely with Project Managers and delivery teams to support programme and budget objectives.
- Support commercial input into tenders, estimates and business development opportunities.
We're interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate:
- Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within rail, rail systems, E&P, M&E or infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of NEC forms of contract and change management procedures.
- Experience delivering projects within Network Rail or rail contracting environments.
- Demonstrable experience managing subcontract procurement and subcontractor accounts.
- Strong understanding of commercial reporting, CVRs and forecasting.
- Experience managing compensation events and contractual change processes.
- Excellent negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Client-facing experience with the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships.
- Experience leading, mentoring or managing junior commercial staff.
- Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
Our Rail Systems business unit operates within a fast-paced project environment delivering a broad spectrum of engineering and rail systems solutions across the UK rail network. Our expertise includes electrification, signalling, telecoms, mechanical and electrical systems, power, lighting and associated civil engineering works. We support both Asset Management and Infrastructure Project delivery for key rail clients across long-term frameworks and standalone schemes.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to join a growing Rail Systems business with a strong pipeline of CP7 and framework opportunities. You'll work on technically complex projects, develop long-term client relationships and play a key role in shaping the commercial success of a specialist rail systems team.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, feel valued and achieve their full potential, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
The Company
Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.
AmcoGiffen 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, aviation, waterways and much more.
Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.
We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.
Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
Health & Wellbeing
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.
AmcoGiffen 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, aviation, waterways and much more.
Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.
We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.
Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.
Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!
For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
tom.peach@amcogiffen.co.uk
Recruitment Manager
Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!
For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
tom.peach@amcogiffen.co.uk
Recruitment Manager