Permanent

Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager -

T.E.D. (Recruitment) Ltd

Birmingham, B4 7UH

£30000 - £50000 per day + Pension, RICS support and more

Posted: 16 October 2026 (Today)

Closing date: 14 November 2026

Ref: DNP9645

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About the Role

Based in Birmingham, the Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager role supports rail projects from a client office. Working permanently, the postholder assists delivery teams with commercial activities, partnering with the supply chain and contractors on cost variation assessment and related duties. Applicants should hold quantity surveying and commercial management experience, ideally with rail work using NEC contracts or other infrastructure schemes. Salary ranges from £30000 to £50000, with pension and RICS support included. This position suits someone keen to develop professionally within a well-established PQS practice handling infrastructure and building projects across several offices. Strong cost control, contract awareness and communication skills are essential.

THE ROLE

My client seeks an Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Assistant Commercial Manager to join them in Birmingham to work in a client office on rail projects.

You must have experience of quantity surveying and commercial management duties and have either Rail experience using NEC contracts or have worked on other infrastructure projects.

You will support the delivery of commercial activities within the delivery teams and you will work alongside the supply chain and contractors to provide cost variation assessment and other commercial activites.

THE COMPANY

My client is a long established busy firm of PQS with several offices.

My client works on projects for infrastructure and also for buildings.

THE CANDIDATE

You will be an Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Assistant Commercial Manager who has good experience of working on RAIL related projects or other infrastructure projects.

You should have a BSc or similar in Quantity Surveying.

You may be working towards taking RICS currently.

You will have in excess of two years quantity surveying experience.

You should have both pre contract and post contract quantity surveying experience.

You must have knowledge in the use of NEC3 contracts and ideally some NEC4.

Salaries will be between £30000 and £50000 plus good benefits and be negotiable according to your level of experience. Other large company benefits will also be given along with support to become fully RICS qualified.

Please email a full c.v. or give me, Denise Neville a call for an informal and confidential discussion on 020 7613 5555 or mobile 07836 350309.

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