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Quantity Surveyor

June 19, 2019 | Comments Off on Quantity Surveyor

Position - Quantity Surveyor

Salary and benefits - Competitive salary plus full package, including company car, healthcare, company matched pension, 2x rewarding share options and numerous other benefits

Location - Within 1 hours commute of Crawley, with projects in the local area

The opportunity:

 Kier Southern are looking to recruit a Quantity Surveyor for the Crawley office, who will report to the Commercial Manager. As the successful applicant, you will be responsible for assisting with the control of costs, maximising value, minimising future liabilities and maintaining the required standard of quality and safety on a range of contracts. Projects will cover a variety of frameworks and schemes from £5M to £50M, and you'll be working within a hugely talented commercial team.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage the commercial resources of the assigned project to maximise planned gross margin through the placement and control of contracts and subcontracts
  • Provide commercial expertise to contracts, to include the production and submission of valuations, claims, budget monitoring, and contract/workstream performance data
  • Assess, review and mitigate commercial and contractual risks and implement Kier Group's policies for risk management
  • Support the authorisation and submission of project variations. To authorise the placement of contracts, subcontracts, material and plant orders
  • Maximise cash flow through the control, measurement (including quality) and valuation of work, and the invoicing of customers and payment of suppliers
  • Value work executed by sub-contractors and certify interim and final payments.

Key Skills and Qualifications:
  • Holds the relevant qualifications (Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying desirable)
  • Experience within a similar role essential
  • Confident IT skills, proficient in the use of MS Office in particular Excel
  • Excellent Communication skills both written and verbally
About Kier:

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