Senior Quantity Surveyor, Rail

Location: Kent / South East
Salary: Up to £75,000 + car allowance + bonus + benefits
Type: Permanent
Sector: Rail / Infrastructure

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Rail Infrastructure

Advance TRS are currently partnering with a leading rail infrastructure contractor to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team in the South East.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a major rail framework with long-term work security, supporting the delivery of a substantial programme of maintenance and renewals works.

The Opportunity

Our client is delivering works as part of a long-term rail framework and is looking to strengthen its commercial team with the appointment of a Senior Quantity Surveyor.

This role would suit someone who enjoys working in a high-volume cost management environment, supporting live infrastructure works and working closely with both operational and commercial teams to maintain control of cost, forecasting and reporting.

This is not a heavily contractual or claims-driven role. Instead, it is better suited to someone with strong commercial and cost management capability who is comfortable operating within a collaborative project environment.

The Role

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and reporting project costs across a live programme of rail works
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and cost control activities
• Understanding and managing the impact of cost escalation and commercial risk
• Working closely with operational teams to gather information and challenge where necessary
• Reviewing large volumes of cost data and presenting it clearly to support commercial decision-making
• Supporting the wider commercial team in maintaining commercial control across a busy workbook
• Building effective relationships across project, delivery and commercial functions

About You

The successful candidate is likely to have experience operating in a Senior QS or experienced QS capacity within a rail, infrastructure or major projects environment.

You will ideally have:

• 5-10 years' quantity surveying / commercial experience
• Experience managing cost within a large organisation, framework or major project environment
• Strong understanding of:
• cost reporting and forecasting
• budget management
• cost escalation and risk mitigation
• commercial processes within construction or infrastructure
• Ideally, experience within the rail sector, or a good understanding of infrastructure project delivery
• The confidence to challenge operational teams and obtain the information required to manage cost effectively
• A proactive, resilient and organised approach

The Right Fit

This team is looking for someone who can operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and who is comfortable dealing with repetitive cost reporting and ongoing commercial management.

You'll be:

• Confident and proactive
• Comfortable challenging and asking the right questions
• Able to build strong working relationships while still holding others to account
• Organised and capable of managing a constant flow of commercial information
• Keen to add value within a long-term infrastructure programme

Working Arrangements

• Based in the Southeast / Kent region
• 3 days per week in the office minimum
• Flexible hybrid working around project and team requirements

Package

• Salary up to £75,000
• Car allowance
• Discretionary bonus
• Healthcare and wider company benefits

Why Apply?

This is a strong opportunity to join a well-established contractor delivering long-term rail infrastructure works, with the chance to play a key role in a collaborative commercial team and contribute to a secure and substantial programme of work

For more information or a confidential discussion, please get in touch.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.