Quantity Surveyor

February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Quantity Surveyor

Great news! We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Highways Major Projects team based in Brackley, Northampton to provide commercial support for the A43. You must be flexible in hours of work and travel. Within this role, you can enjoy a company car or car allowance, competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, and even more.

Can you imagine a world without roads or bridges? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Highways and make a difference. Connecting roads, connecting people.

Location: Brackley, Northampton - Flexible working arrangements available with a mix of office and remote working.

Contract: Permanent, Fulltime

Salary: up to £50k

Responsibilities

As a Quantity Surveyor, 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.

Your day to day will include:
  • managing the commercial resources (finance) of the assigned project (or section) to maximise planned gross margin through the placement and control of contracts and subcontracts
  • providing 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
Who are we looking for?

This role of Quantity Surveyor is great for you if you:
  • Hold a relevant qualification
  • Experience within a similar role in the Major Highways Industry
  • Experience with the NEC suite of contracts.
  • Experience working within a Tier 1 Main Contractor preferred
  • Excellent Communication skills both written and verbally
  • Must be an excellent organiser with proven time management skills
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 InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk 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
  • share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our sharesave and share incentive plans
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
  • Green Car Scheme
  • 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: 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: 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: kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 28 March 2023

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