Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager - RAIL

THE ROLE My client seeks a Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager to work in their client's office in London (or in Birmingham) on a CONTRACT or PERMANENT basis. This is to work on various RAIL projects currently on…

Inside IR35 Construction
Pay rate £400 – £500/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 10 October 2026

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THE ROLE

My client seeks a Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager to work in their client's office in London (or in Birmingham) on a CONTRACT or PERMANENT basis.

This is to work on various RAIL projects currently on signals, controls, M&E & Civils.

You must have experience of all quantity surveying and commercial management duties and have good Rail experience using NEC4 contracts.

THE COMPANY

My client is a long established busy firm of PQS with several offices.

My client works on projects for infrastructure and also for buildings.

THE CANDIDATE

You will be a Quantity Surveyor / commercial manager who has good experience of working on RAIL related projects.

You should have a BSc or similar in Quantity Surveying.

You may be MRICS qualified although this is not essential.

You will have in excess of 6 years quantity surveying experience.

You must have good knowledge in the use of NEC contracts.

You will have good all round Quantity Surveying experience to include dealing with project costs, budget management, forecasting, contract administration, managing risks, performance reviews, final accounts etc.

They are also interested in people who have Cost Variation Assessment and Commercial Audit experience.

This role can be on a contract or permanent basis.

The contract roles will be inside IR35 and rates will depend on your level of experience but likely to be from £400 to £500 per day with the higher rate needing some team management experience.

If on a salaried basis salaries will be very negotiable plus a good range of benefits.

Please email a full c.v. or give me, Denise Neville a call for an informal and confidential discussion on (phone number removed) or mobile (phone number removed) or look at our website (url removed)

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