Senior Quantity Surveyor

Telent Ltd; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support rail infrastructure projects in Warwick. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing commercial aspects, strong negotiation skills, and proficiency in relevant contracting templates. This hybrid role allows for weekly attendance at the Warwick HQ, and offers benefits including 34 days holiday and a company pension scheme.

Benefits

34 days holiday

Company pension scheme

Occupational health support

Discounts with Telent Reward scheme

Qualifications

• Senior level experience in a Quantity Surveyor role within Rail/Construction/Civil Engineering/Utilities.
• Experience managing commercial aspects of projects.
• Familiarity with CCS Frameworks and standard forms.

Responsibilities

• Review and maintain monthly cost reports.
• Advise on project costs and alternative design options.
• Prepare change submissions including costs and time impacts.

Skills

Proficient in NEC3/4, JCT, ICC

Strong negotiation skills

Customer-facing experience

Understanding of commercial risks

Knowledge of cost reimbursable contracts

Education

Member of RICS or working towards membership

Job description

Warwick, Warwickshire, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Job Info

• Job Identification 1823
• Job Category Legal, Commercial & Strategy
• Posting Date 12/12/2025, 04:41 PM
• Locations Point 3, Warwick, CV34 5AH, GB (Hybrid)
• Apply Before 01/09/2026, 04:41 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Drug and Alcohol Testing Required No

Job Description

Our Business Support teams deliver the vital services to ensure the continued success of our business divisions. These services include HR, Finance, Procurement, Marketing, Legal and Commercial, Estates and Facilities, Core Technology, Corporate Security, IT, and Fleet. Every person in every team is contributing the lasting impact our Team makes. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7.

Reporting into the Lead Quantity Surveyor, the Senior Quantity Surveyor will play a pivotal role in supporting Telent’s rail infrastructure projects. In this role, the Senior QS will be required to ensure that all commercial aspects of the Wales and Western framework are properly managed and controlled, and that commercial strategy is developed and delivered in accordance with the requirements of the business and the specifics of this framework.

This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to attend our Warwick HQ on a weekly basis.

What you’ll do:

• Review monthly cost reports
• Maintain and develop the project cost report on a monthly basis, and provide a monthly cash flow forecast.
• Advise on the costs of the project, and advise on the cost of alternative design and construction options.
• Draft and maintain Commercial Progress Report.
• Review of the cost of variations to the works, including loss and expenses claims, prior to approval and the issue of instructions under the Construction Contract.
• Agree entitlement to recovery of actual costs where required in accordance with the Construction Contract.
• Assist the verification of actual cost through evidence and substantiation of actual cost incurred to the Construction Contract.
• Prepare cost schedules, activity schedules or other pricing documents, for inclusion within change submissions.
• Prepare change submissions, identifying cost and time (including assumptions, qualifications, exclusions etc.) impacts for review and approval by Telent PLT.
• Agree the cost of instructions, excluding loss and expense claims, issued under subcontracts.
• Review interim valuations and final accounts from subcontractors.

Who you are:

You will have senior level experience in a commercial and financial focused Quantity Surveyor role, ideally gained within the Rail / Construction / Civil Engineering / Utilities industry.

Key Requirements:

• Proficient in a variety of contracting templates (e.g., NEC3/4, JCT, ICC) with a strong knowledge of Cost Reimbursable contracts and experience recovering disallowed costs.
• Experience dealing with framework / contractual changes
• Customer-facing experience with strong negotiation skills
• Solid understanding of commercial risks and contract negotiation
• Member of a professional body (e.g., RICS) or actively working towards membership is desirable
• Familiarity with CCS Frameworks, Model Services Contracts, and other standard forms is desirable

What we offer:

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.

We’re passionate about creating an environment that champions diversity and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and empowered to reach their full potential. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe that our teams should reflect the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the communities we support.