Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Kier Construction; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Construction is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join their Transportation team in Manchester/Penrith. The role involves financial control of major projects under NEC4 contracts, ensuring compliance and maximizing value while minimizing costs. Remote working options are available, along with a competitive salary and additional benefits.

Benefits

Annual car allowance

Flexible hours

Variety of benefits tailored to employee needs

Qualifications

• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven time management and organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the commercial team to maximize cash flow.
• Assist in preparation of monthly cost/value reports.
• Manage subcontractors throughout the procurement process.

Skills

MS Office

Excel

Communication

Time Management

Job description

We're looking for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our Transportation team based in Manchester/Penrith. In this role, you will assist with all aspects of financial control of a Major Project under NEC4 C.

Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Location: Manchester/Penrith - remote working available, with travel to the office required

Hours: Permanent, Full-time - 45 hours per week with some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 per year + £4,750 annual car allowance + benefits

What will you be responsible for?

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you'll support the team in maximising value, minimising costs, driving profitability, and effectively managing risk, all while ensuring compliance with safety standards and ethical practices across the contract(s) you're involved in.

Your Day To Day Will Include

• Support the commercial team to ensure cash flow is maximised including ensuring payments are received on time
• Assist in preparation of monthly cost / value reports
• Assist in implementing and ensuring compliance with the contract change control procedure, including the preparation and monitoring of client notices as required
• Manage subcontractors throughout the procurement and delivery process, including issuing enquiries, evaluating and comparing quotes against the tender, negotiating terms, placing orders, and agreeing final accounts and payments

What are we looking for?

This role of Assistant Quantity Surveyor is great if you are:

• Proficient in the use of MS Office, in particular Excel
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Great organiser with proven time management skills

Rewards And Benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information about benefits here.

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 initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier