Rail Senior Quantity Surveyor

Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience on rail infrastructure reactive maintenance frameworks?

Job Title:

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location:

Chesterfield (Predominantly Office Based - 4-5 Days per Week) Rate: £450 - £500 per day (Outside IR35)

Contract:

Until March 2027 Initially

Start Date:

ASAP Looking for a contract where you can play a key role in improving the commercial performance of a major rail maintenance framework?

• Job Title:
  
  Senior Quantity Surveyor
• Location:
  
  Chesterfield (Predominantly Office Based - 4-5 Days per Week)
• Rate: £450 - £500 per day (Outside IR35)
• Contract:
  
  Until March 2027 Initially
• Start Date:
  
  ASAP

This is an opportunity for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support the delivery of a high-profile Buildings & Civil maintenance framework across the Northwest and Central region. Working within a reactive maintenance environment, you'll provide senior commercial support across a large portfolio of ongoing works while helping to drive improved commercial controls and client engagement.

• Managing commercial activities across a reactive Buildings & Civils maintenance framework
• Reviewing and managing quotations, pricing submissions, and compensation processes
• Supporting cost control, forecasting, reporting, and final accounts
• Working closely with operational teams to ensure commercial compliance and performance
• Managing client-facing commercial activities and responding to framework requirements
• Supporting the close‑out of works and final account agreements
• Helping improve commercial governance and reporting processes across the framework

• Experience operating as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within rail reactive maintenance environments
• Strong understanding of reactive maintenance, framework, or minor works contracts
• Buildings & Civil experience
• Strong commercial management, reporting, and cost control skills
• Experience managing quotations, pricing mechanisms, and client submissions
• Northwest & Central rail experience would be advantageous but is not essential
• CEMAR experience is beneficial but not required

• Long-term framework position with work secured through to March 2027
• Opportunity to play a key role in improving framework performance
• High level of client and stakeholder exposure
• Outside IR35 engagement
• Fast interview process with immediate requirement
• Opportunity to support final accounts through to framework completion

If you're a Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience in reactive maintenance, frameworks, or minor works contracts and are looking for a long-term opportunity with genuine responsibility, get in touch for a confidential discussion.