Job Description

🚨 Quantity Surveyor – Rail Infrastructure (Manchester)

We’re looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join a busy rail infrastructure team in Manchester, working on one of several high-profile projects currently being delivered in the region.

This role is suited to someone with solid contractor-side experience who’s comfortable managing costs, change, and commercial reporting across complex engineering projects, while acting as a key point of contact for stakeholders.

💼 Role: Quantity Surveyor
📍 Location: Manchester
📅 Type: Full-time, Permanent

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing pre- and post-contract commercial support across assigned projects

• Managing commercial activities across work packages including design, signalling installation, testing & commissioning, civils, telecoms, electrification, power and permanent way

• Supporting project change control and working closely with delivery teams

• Liaising with work package managers to gather progress and cost information

• Managing budgets, forecasts and cost control for labour, materials, plant and subcontractors

• Preparing internal and external commercial reports

• Building strong working relationships with finance, engineering, project teams, subcontractors, suppliers and client representatives

• Maintaining clear, auditable commercial records in line with contractual requirements

What we’re looking for:

• Contractor-side experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Contract Administrator

• Background in rail, construction, engineering or similar regulated industries

• HND or Degree qualified, ideally working towards (or holding) RICS or CICES

• Around 5 years’ experience in a project-based environment

• Confident managing direct labour, materials, plant and subcontract costs

• Strong skills in forecasting, change/variation assessment and cost reporting

• Good commercial awareness with solid contractual knowledge

• Comfortable working with limited supervision and under time or cost pressure

• Confident communicator, able to work with stakeholders at all levels

• Proficient with Microsoft Office and producing high-quality documentation

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary

• Pension and holiday allowance

• Flexible benefits package you can tailor to suit your needs

• Opportunity to work on major rail infrastructure projects with long-term career prospects

We’re keen to hear from people from all backgrounds and welcome applications from a diverse talent pool. Flexibility and inclusion matter to us, and we’re always open to discussing working arrangements that support you doing your best work.

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