Civils Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in civil engineering seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor for a permanent position at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth. The role involves providing commercial input, preparing cost reports, and ensuring financial performance. Candidates should have a degree or equivalent experience, solid IT skills, and be proficient in contract management.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in a similar role.
• Experience with NEC or IChemE Contracts.
• Full valid driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial input and financial forecasts to the management team.
• Preparation of monthly cost/value reports.
• Physical measurement of works and agreements with clients.

Skills

Confident IT skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office (especially Excel)

Coins/Causeway/Oracle

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Civils Senior Quantity Surveyor, Plymouth

Location: Plymouth, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 04071e17679c

Job Views: 8

Posted: 27.06.2025

Expiry Date: 11.08.2025

Job Description:

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team based at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth.

Location: Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth
Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial input including financial and contractual performance forecasts to the management team. Help ensure the business targets and KPI's are exceeded.
• Preparation of monthly cost/value reports and commercial reports for the area, review of results, and consideration of trends with other contract team members.
• Physical measurement of works and agreement of same with client and sub-contractors.
• Agreement of certification and payment of sub-contractor's accounts against forecasts.
• Ensuring cash flow is maximized, including ensuring payments are received on time.

What we are looking for?

This role of Civils Senior Quantity Surveyor is great for you if:

• Educated to degree level or have equivalent experience within a similar role.
• Experience with NEC or IChemE Contracts and working with Coins/Causeway/Oracle accounting systems.
• Confident IT skills, proficient in MS Office, especially Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Full valid driving license.

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! Even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We offer a variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. More information about benefits can be found here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a priority. We continuously work on our diversity and inclusion initiatives, shaped by our employees' experiences. Our D&I action plan is available here.

Due to the nature of this role and site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance before employment, conducted by UKSV. This includes residency history and other criteria. Applicants with criminal convictions will be considered case-by-case. We support employment for people with convictions; more info is available at www.kier.co.uk/careers/making-ground. This role is also subject to further pre-employment checks.

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