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Freelance Quantity Surveyor Rail

  • Location: Warrington
  • Salary: £300 - 400 per day
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 3 months ago

Hi all
How are you?
Please find the below details for my latest role
Job Title - Project / Senior Quantity Surveyor
Based - Hybrid role, office is based in West Cheshire
Sector - Rail
The client
A busy and fast paced rail civils asset maintenance/management (CAM) framework environment. The business unit consists of ‘small’ maintenance projects both reactive and planned around the rail network.
They are responsible for the maintenance and repair of rail assets in a long term framework / contract agreement with works typically ranging in type, scale and value.
Projects can typically include repair and maintenance to bridges, tunnels, structures, stations, embankments, flood and weather damage, signage, de-vegetation, fencing, handrails etc.
The Company
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail and engineering markets. A specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country.
The candidate
Minimum 4+ years Quantity Surveyor experience working within a contracting side project environment.
Experience ideally gained in a similar or related industry e.g. rail, engineering, civil, groundworks, geotechnical
CAMS experience
Strong track record in a contractor side, project environment.
Management of direct / indirect labour, materials, plant and subcontract costs.
Management of the change / variation process from inception to agreement
Supporting Period end reporting incorporating forecasting, analysis to actuals verse forecast etc.
Good negotiation skills
Able to work with limited supervision
Ability to manage expectations
Strong communicator with excellent written and oral communications skills
Good financial and commercial acumen
Ability to work under own initiative, while maintaining milestone and deadlines
Good Contractual knowledge and experience.
Confident and able to deal externally and internally at all levels.
Ability to operate effectively within a team environment
Strong computing skills in MS word, excel, project and MS Outlook
Degree qualified in a relevant degree - Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or Commercial Management
Rates
£350 - £400 outside IR35
6 month contract
Please email your cv to apply alexandra.smith@anderselite.com