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Cost Planner/Pre-Construction Quantity Surveyor

April 23, 2018 | Comments Off on Cost Planner/Pre-Construction Quantity Surveyor

Position Cost Planner

Salary and benefits - Competitive salary plus full package, including company car or car allowance, healthcare, matching pension up to 7.5%, 2x share options, up to 10% off new Kier homes and numerous retail discounts

Location - Leeds

The opportunity:

Kier Construction Northern seeks a Cost Planner to join a hugely talented Pre-Construction team. With an abundance of secured projects in the pipeline, the Cost Planner will manage the preparation of accurate and competitive cost estimates for a wide variety of schemes. KCN is looking for a committed, innovative and motivated individual with Cost Planning and/or Quantity Surveying / Estimating experience and a strong knowledge of construction methodology. This is an ideal opportunity for an individual with building industry experience and a commercial bias who can demonstrate and/or develop a sound practical approach to cost management. The role is integral to the successful value management of potential public sector construction projects.

Responsibilities:
  • Attend pre-construction and construction site visits
  • Manage the production of enquiry schedules for either civil scope of works / packages from the tender documentation, drawings and specifications issued
  • Manage the preparation of enquiry documents for either civil scope of works / packages
  • Identify the tender deliverables required from the project designers
  • Manage the preparation and issuing of RFI's (Request for Information) to the Client / Architect. Evaluates and issues RFI responses to the Estimating Team
  • Evaluate returned quotations from suppliers and where necessary enters into correspondence with suppliers to bring quotations in line with the project specification requirements
  • Prepare a project risk register including risk cost evaluation and risk probability, and arranges and chairs a project risk meeting in the presence of Estimators, Planners, Design Co-ordinators
  • Arrange with the Chief Estimator the Tender Adjudication Settlement Meeting in the presence of Estimators, Planners and Director(s)
  • Arrange a Tender Handover meeting in the presence of Estimators and projects team
  • Prepares commercial documents for tender handover to projects team
  • Lead Tender Adjudication and Presentation to Director and Senior Manager
Key Skills and Qualifications:
  • Knowledge throughout the main contracting market is essential
  • Related HNC/HND/Degree is desirable
  • Demonstration of knowledge and practical application of planning and construction activities
  • Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Microsoft Project
About Kier:
Kier Group plc. is a leading construction, property, residential and services group which invests in, builds, maintains and renews the places where we work, live and play. We operate globally across a range of sectors including defence, education, health, housing, industrials, power, transport and utilities. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, we are a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

With a network of 88 UK offices Kier offers national coverage across all of its core activities. Employing 22,000 people, Kier has the financial strength and technical expertise to undertake some of the most significant construction, civil engineering and service contracts in the country.

Kier is an equality and diversity employer
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