Managing Quantity Surveyor – Major Infrastructure Projects (Highways / Rail)

Birmingham or London - Salary dependant on location and experience.

We’re supporting a leading civil engineering contractor delivering some of the UK’s most critical infrastructure programmes, and we’re looking to appoint an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor to play a key leadership role.

This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact position on complex, high-value highways and rail schemes, working within a business known for delivering nationally significant projects.

The Role

You’ll take commercial ownership across major projects or frameworks, leading a team of Quantity Surveyors while working closely with operational and client stakeholders. You’ll be instrumental in driving commercial performance, managing risk, and ensuring robust contract administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a commercial team across large-scale infrastructure projects
• Oversee cost management, forecasting, and reporting
• Manage NEC contracts (or similar) including change control and dispute resolution
• Drive value engineering and commercial best practice
• Build strong relationships with clients, supply chain, and internal teams

About You

• Proven experience as a Senior QS or Managing QS within civil engineering
• Strong background in highways or rail projects
• Deep understanding of NEC contracts
• Commercially astute with strong leadership capability
• Degree qualified (or equivalent), with professional membership (e.g. RICS) desirable

Why Join?

• Work on nationally critical infrastructure schemes
• Be part of a well-established, forward-thinking contractor
• Clear pathway to Commercial Manager level
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package