10 Jan 2000
Quantity Surveyor
Established in 1992, Cleshar Contract Services Limited is a well-established company and respected provider of Track, Civil Engineering, Construction, and maintenance services to the railway industry.
At Cleshar, we employ over 1,400 people across multiple projects and disciplines, delivering the following rail services to provide a sustainable future for the rail industry and enhance the lives of people and their communities. Key areas we cover include:
· Rail
· Capital works and Infrastructure
· Support Services
· Infrastructure maintenance
· Welding
· Safety critical resources
· Power systems
· M&E (Mechanical and Engineering)
· Signals and Telecom
· Safety Training
We are recruiting for an aspiring Quantity Surveyor!
Location: Ashford, Kent
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Responsibilities
As a Quantity Surveyor you will…
· Prepare monthly, interim, and final valuations, payment applications, reconciliations, and cost assessments for contracts, subcontractors, suppliers, and specialists.
· Manage the commercial team and support tender preparation.
· Produce timely and accurate valuations, cost forecasts, and cash flows, ensuring financial control of contract variations.
· Maintain strong client relationships, representing the company at relevant meetings.
· Procure and place subcontract work packages in line with the procurement schedule.
· Review all contract documents for accuracy, risks, and compliance, ensuring they reflect the work undertaken.
· Measure works on site, negotiate valuations with client representatives, and attend progress meetings as required.
· Work with project teams to record and communicate delays, protecting the company’s contractual position.
· Liaise with internal departments to ensure prompt receipt and issue of payments.
· Safeguard company, client, and personnel property, information, and documentation.
· Select and assess subcontractors in line with CCS Management System and Quality/Safety requirements.
· Handle operational liaison with clients and subcontractors and issue relevant documentation.
· Undertake any additional duties requested by the line manager.
Health, Safety & Data Requirements
· Comply with all company safety policies and be fully familiar with the safety requirements of your role.
· Communicate and support the implementation of safety initiatives, attending required client/company safety briefings and ensuring team attendance where applicable.
· Adhere to Working Time Directive (WTD) requirements.
· Identify your department’s GDPR Lead, follow all GDPR policies and good data-handling practices, and promptly report any suspected data breaches to the GDPR Lead or Head of HR.
(The above list is not exhaustive, and the post-holder may be asked to undertake such additional tasks as reasonably required)
Essential Qualifications
· Experience in a quantity surveying role
· Quantity Surveying degree or equivalent
· Good organisational skills
· Understanding business contract requirements
· Ability to maintain a professional image at all times when representing the company
· Strong team player
· Rail Maintenance experience
Desired Qualifications:
· Experience with compilation of CDM documentation
Knowledge of Network Rail Standards
Company Benefits:
· Employee Assistance Program
· Statutory Pension Scheme
· 33 days holiday including bank holiday
· Specsavers Eye Test Vouchers
· Simply Health
· Death in Service
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
“Cleshar Contract Services Limited aims to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from harassment or discrimination, regardless of their age, gender, disability, gender re-assignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and in which all decisions are based on merit.”
Confidentiality
In our modern world it is vitally important to protect people’s data. We therefore remind you to keep updated with the organisations Privacy Policy available on the company website
Please contact the HR Team at recruitment@cleshar.co.uk for more info.