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Quantity Surveyor
October 5, 2021 | Comments Off on Quantity Surveyor
Location: Cheltenham
Business Unit: Telecoms
Contract: Permanent
From Telecoms to Power, from Lands' End to John O'Groats.
Kier Group is one of the Top 3 utility providers here in the UK - helping connect, heat and power the country from Lands' End to John O'Groats. Our sector expertise stretches across telecoms, gas and water, working with emerging technologies to the most exacting standards of safety and quality. What does it take to join this team that keeps water running for over 15 million homes and businesses, maintaining 65km of gas pipes and installing one million metres of fibre optic cable every year? It takes people like you.
The Quantity Surveyor is the linchpin of the commercial team, bridging the requirements of senior management with the delivery outputs of the team. This role requires a detailed understanding of the contract cost and value with an analytical approach to identifying areas of improvement and implementing change where necessary. The QS must be capable and confident with liaising with other business stakeholders and the client.
Key Responsibilities
In this role you will ensure the WIP remains within threshold set by the business by ensuring payment applications are processed by the team and paid by the client within contractual terms, engage with the supply chain to negotiate rates, on board suppliers and generate the associated contract documents and utilise the schedule of rates to maximise value. Identify variations and ensure recovery of cost and value. You will also contribute to and influence the monthly CVRs by ensuring all cost and value data is collated and entered into the correct WMS, provide a cash flow forecast and identifying points where cash flow may be negatively impacted, resolving the issues and where necessary escalating to the Senior Quantity Surveyor.
You will also complete weekly reporting on key cost areas such as but not limited to overheads, direct labour cost, plant, fleet and material spend, fuel cost and subcontractor cost. Being capable identifying potential cost savings and implementing where possible actions to reduce, be responsible for the overall management of subcontractor accounts and recording accruals for inclusion in monthly CVRs and be competent resolving application rejections from the client and putting in place controls to prevent. You will ensure subcontractor invoices are processed correctly, validating and approving for subsequent payment. You will also be responsible for the management of regional commercial team including Assistant Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Administrators and responsible for the resulting contract commercial performance. It is also critical that you execute the delivery of margin against business requirements and forecast. The accurate reporting and management of a series of fundamental commercial objectives including but not limited to cash receipts, profit and loss, cost and value
What do we need from you?
To be successful in this role you will be capable of independent working, using initiative and aware all areas of cost and value without prompt or instruction, be IT proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint and be comfortable and confident generating and issuing accurate reports with an understanding of the content. You will be confident leading discussions with supply chain, business stakeholders and the client to overcome problems. Competent in dispute resolution referencing contractual terms when necessary. Be professional, deliberate and structured approach to work with care and pride taken in the delivery of work to the business and client. Ensuring and setting a high standard is maintained throughout the team.
You will have excellent communication, written and presentation skills, be able to adapt to working and coaching on bespoke IT systems. Making the most of system capabilities., be capable of guiding and directing the team towards its overall objectives and hold a UK Driver's license. Whilst not essential it would also be advantageous if you have previous experience in the utilities sector of construction, held a degree in Quantity Surveying with a Second-Class or above and have experience of NEC4 form of contract.
What will you receive?
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a 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, please contact one of our recruiters.
Flexible/Agile Working
At Kier we believe that - wherever we can, whether office or site-based - we should embrace an agile/flexible approach to working. We are proud to offer our employees the opportunity, where we can, to do this. Please don't hesitate to ask during the recruitment process around agile working and flexibility - We'll do our best to support you.
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
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