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Quantity Surveyor – Capital Projects
July 9, 2021 | Comments Off on Quantity Surveyor – Capital Projects
Quantity Surveyor
Location: Hackney, London with agile working
Business Area: Kier Places - Capital Projects
Contract: Permanent, full time
Building Futures. Building Teams. Building Careers.
Kier Places are recruiting now for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join our passionate Capital Projects Team. With our diverse portfolio of projects, we are looking for an individual who has a passion for the project at hand, and securing work, whilst also being able to work as part of a closely knit team that has the opportunity to develop and control its own destiny. We understand this approach is essential to ensure we consistently win work and secure repeat business.
Kier Places are recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to assist in delivering external remedial cladding, fire safety and refurbishment works to residential and commercial buildings. Your time will be spent across our primary office location in Loughton with a requirement to spend time working on the site, along with the flexibility of working from home.
Key Responsibilities
As a Quantity Surveyor we will look to you to develop and manage all commercial aspects of projects including budgets and forecasts to ensure the governance and profitability of allocated contracts; develop, manage and extend commercial relationships with both new and existing clients and supply chain; maximise profitability of all allocated contracts and work packages; and provide accurate commercial reporting to allow effective management of your projects.
Your involvement on a project will start during the pre-construction stage and continue through to completion on site and the closure of the defects period and final accounts.
What do we need from you?
The ideal Quantity Surveyor will have strong experience with Residential or Property Construction & Refurbishments, Minor Works, or Capital Project contracts; JCT & NEC Design and Build contracts and have good demonstrable SOR & VCR/CVR knowledge The successful QS will also have relevant academic qualifications and have a Chartered membership. Cladding, fire safety, and external remedial works exposure is highly desirable.
What will you receive?
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a company car, matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday) together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan). To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, .
Pre-employment checks
It's worth remembering that if you are successful, we'll undertake the relevant / standard pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job. This includes taking up your references, verifying your right to work in the UK, verifying your driving licence (if applicable) and a health assessment.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case by case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Make the journey. Leave a legacy. Join us today as a Quantity Surveyor.
Being part of Kier means living our values of being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all of our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. If you'd like to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Kier, you can contact the team by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk .
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these.
Closing Date: 14th July 2021
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
Recruitment Agencies - opportunities at Kier are managed by our internal recruitment team. We are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. If there is a specific business need a member of the recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL to ensure all CV's are uploaded onto our portal to be considered. For further information, visit our Careers Help page.