Senior Quantity Surveyor - HS2

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Contract OUTSIDE IR35

Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Business Group: Rail
Department: Commercial
Location: Birmingham with travel - hybrid, with 3 days a week to Birmingham with the project team. Would entail an occasional trip to London to another HS2 office.

About the Company
A global organisation developing and applying advanced technologies that enable the safe and efficient operation of manufacturing and energy facilities, as well as mainline and mass transit rail networks.

Purpose of the Job

• Provide pre‑ and post‑contract commercial support for designated work packages, including subcontracting, materials, and direct labour.
• Ensure projects are delivered within cost and time constraints.
• Act as the primary interface for work package managers, stakeholders, and suppliers.

Principal Accountabilities

• Responsible for a variety of work packages, including Design, Installation, Test & Commission, Materials, Telecoms, Electrification, Power, Plant, Professional Services, Civil Engineering, and Permanent Way.
• Manage the subcontract process, including procurement.
• Manage change control procedures and registers, including finalising change control values.
• Manage risk procedures and registers, implementing mitigations where needed.
• Support negotiation and resolution of contractual disputes.
• Provide commercial and contractual support to Project Managers and Engineering.
• Manage work package costs: forecasting, budget control, and period‑end reporting.
• Actively manage and mitigate work package risks.
• Contribute to internal and external commercial reports.
• Ensure project compliance with business governance.
• Integrate with key stakeholders including finance, project management, engineering, subcontractors, suppliers, and the client.
• Maintain auditable records in line with contractual requirements.
• Manage all contractual correspondence and notifications.
• Support development, review, submission, and agreement of project tenders (target and fixed price).

Essential Competencies

• Minimum 2+ years’ experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor in a contractor‑side project environment (ideally rail, engineering, defence, or construction).
• Degree qualified or equivalent; professional qualifications (RICS, IACCM, etc.) desirable or in progress.
• Strong contractor‑side project experience.
• Experience managing labour, materials, plant, and subcontract costs.
• Experienced in change/variation management from inception to agreement.
• Period‑end reporting, earned value, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Experience managing a commercial team (AQS/QS), encouraging development and progression.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Experience implementing commercial strategies.
• Able to work with limited supervision while managing expectations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen.
• Able to work independently while maintaining deadlines.
• Strong contractual knowledge and experience.
• Confident working at all organisational levels internally and externally.
• Effective team player.
• Strong MS Word, Excel, Project, and Outlook skills.

Person Specification

• Customer Orientation / Customer Focus
• Deliver Results / Drive for Results
• Process Management
• Innovation / Innovation Management