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Managing Quantity Surveyor

July 4, 2023 | Comments Off on Managing Quantity Surveyor

We're looking for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our Highways Major Project team based in the Southwest England. You'll 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. You must be flexible with time and be able to travel. Within this role, you can enjoy private healthcare, car or car allowance, a competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave and even more.

Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.

Location: Southwest England - this is an office-based role with the ability for agile working

Contract: Permanent, Fulltime

Salary: £65k - £85k



Responsibilities

As Managing Quantity Surveyor, you'll manage the commercial resources (finance) of the assigned project (or section) to maximise planned gross margin through the placement and control of contracts and subcontracts and maximise cash flow through the control, measurement (including quality) and valuation of work, and the invoicing of customers and payment of suppliers

Your day to day will include:

  • 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


Who are we looking for?

This role of Managing Quantity Surveyor is great for you if have:

  • Experience within a similar role in the Construction/Highways Industry
  • Experience working within a Tier 1 Main Contractor preferred
  • Confident IT skills, proficient in the use of MS Office in particular Excel


We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.



If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.



Benefits at Kier

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • A fantastic matched pension scheme
  • One professional subscription funded to support your professional development
  • Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans
  • Green Car Scheme
  • A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands




And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits



Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/



At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.



Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.



Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.



You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf



Closing date: 24 July 2023



Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.


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