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Quantity Surveyor

September 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Quantity Surveyor

We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Kier Construction team based in London. Within this role, you can enjoy private healthcare, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, and even more, flexible working, exposure across multiple projects and the opportunity for career development.



Location: Glasgow - HMP Glasgow

Contract:?Full time, permanent



Responsibilities??

As a Quantity Surveyor,?you will be working within the?Strategic Projects Team, supporting them in delivering one of the largest construction projects undertaken in the region

Your day to day will include:

  • Advising on financial feasibility of projects at early stages as well as organising the division of projects into component work packages for procurement.
  • Assessing returns from sub-contractors and awarding work packages and negotiating with sub-contractor supply chain to achieve best value.
  • Managing applications for payment from sub-contractors
  • Monitoring and measuring actual expenditure against budgeted project expenditure in the form of CVR (Cost Value Reconciliation Reports)
    • · Preparation of final accounts, order placement, agreement of account and payment



    Who are we looking for?

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

    · Strong Knowledge of NEC Contracts

    · Prior experience of working within the main contracting environment

    · Strong knowledge of project commercial management

    · Confidence in dealing with client reps, sub-contractors and internal stakeholders



    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

    · Two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan)

    · A free healthcare app giving you access to clinicians and experts on fertility, pregnancy and baby, menopause and men's health

    · 24/7 GP for you and your family

    · An additional two days' leave to take part in volunteering activities of your choice

    And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website:



    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:

    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:



    Closing date: 17 September 2023



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



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