Quantity Surveyor

June 11, 2021 | Comments Off on Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor

Location: Within 1 hour commute of Rushden

Business Area: Build Eastern

Contract: Permenant, full time


Building Futures. Building Teams. Building Careers.

Kier Construction Eastern are looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join the team in Rushden who has a wealth of knowledge throughout the main contracting market, working on projects from £5-40m. Reporting into the Commercial Manager.

The Rushden team have completed some outstanding projects to date and, with a full order book for the coming years, are in place to continue this performance. Kier Group believes in developing existing staff and providing the opportunity for longevity in their careers.


Key Responsibilities:
In this exciting role, you'll manage the commercial resources of the assigned project and provide commercial expertise to contracts including valuation submissions, budgets, subcontract management, change control and workstream performance data. You'll also assess and mitigate against the commercial and contractual risks and implement our Kier Group policies for risk management. You'll be tasked with maximising cash flow through the relevant controls and valuation of work.


What are we looking for?
Ideally you will have experience from a similar role and in a similar background. You'll be proficient in the use of MS Office, particularly Excel and demonstrate strong communication and organisational abilities.


What will you recieve?
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. You can also expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a company car or allowance, private healthcare, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday), two employee Share Scheme options, together with additional valuable benefits such as:

  • Free Life Assurance
  • Access to a range of attractive Flexible benefit
  • options to tailor your package to suit your lifestyles
  • Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to Kier Rewards, our exclusive Discount
  • Shopping Site with deals available at over 800 retailers
  • Plus many more benefits geared to your wellbeing.


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.


Make the journey. Leave a legacy.


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: 11th July 2021

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


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