Rail Senior Quantity Surveyor

Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience on rail infrastructure reactive maintenance frameworks?
Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Chesterfield (Predominantly Office Based - 4-5 Days per Week)
Rate: £450 - £500 per day (Outside IR35)
Contract: Until March 2027 Initially
Start Date: ASAP
Looking for a contract where you can play a key role in improving the commercial performance of a major rail maintenance framework?
This is an opportunity for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support the delivery of a high-profile Buildings & Civil maintenance framework across the Northwest and Central region. Working within a reactive maintenance environment, you'll provide senior commercial support across a large portfolio of ongoing works while helping to drive improved commercial controls and client engagement.
The framework currently manages a significant volume of reactive works and requires a commercially capable individual who can work closely with operational teams, manage quotations and pricing processes, and provide confidence to both internal stakeholders and the client.
Where you will add value:
- Managing commercial activities across a reactive Buildings & Civils maintenance framework
- Reviewing and managing quotations, pricing submissions, and compensation processes
- Supporting cost control, forecasting, reporting, and final accounts
- Working closely with operational teams to ensure commercial compliance and performance
- Managing client-facing commercial activities and responding to framework requirements
- Supporting the close-out of works and final account agreements
- Helping improve commercial governance and reporting processes across the framework
To succeed in this role, you will need:
- Experience operating as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within rail reactive maintenance environments
- Strong understanding of reactive maintenance, framework, or minor works contracts
- Buildings & Civil experience
- Strong commercial management, reporting, and cost control skills
- Experience managing quotations, pricing mechanisms, and client submissions
- Northwest & Central rail experience would be advantageous but is not essential
- CEMAR experience is beneficial but not required
Why this contract stands out:
- Long-term framework position with work secured through to March 2027
- Opportunity to play a key role in improving framework performance
- High level of client and stakeholder exposure
- Outside IR35 engagement
- Fast interview process with immediate requirement
- Opportunity to support final accounts through to framework completion
If you're a Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience in reactive maintenance, frameworks, or minor works contracts and are looking for a long-term opportunity with genuine responsibility, get in touch for a confidential discussion.