Managing Quantity Surveyor – Rail Depot

Job y: up to 65k + pkg

Location:

Colchester Region:
Essex, SuffolkA major civil engineering contractor is looking for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to work on a new Rail Depot based near Colchester. The ideal candidate will need to have had experience within the railway sector as a Senior or Managing Quantity Surveyor previously.

The contract is an NEC Option A and the value is circa 40m. The depot consists of a wide variety of trades including groundworks, civils, building, fit out, railway systems and specialist equipment for train maintenance.

Role

Description:

The project requires a Managing QS primarily for subcontractor/consultant procurement and management.

The candidate will eventually be commercially responsible for an entire section of the project, either:

Railway systems and civilsor

Maintenance building and fit outThe candidate should be able to demonstrate competence in the following areas, which will be questioned at interview:

Ability to lead and manage the procurement process on a project

Able to manage and control subcontract packages, manage change (cost and programme) through to final account

Technical knowledge and understanding of construction trades on a project of this typeA particular understanding and experience of either of the following is particularly desirable

Railway systems (signalling, OLE, p-way)
Mechanical, electrical, public health

Knowledge and application of all aspects of NEC design and build contracts

Commercial and financial reporting and control, including management accounts and earned value analysis

Professional membership:  MRICS or MCInstCES