Managing Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor for their Waterbeach, Cambridge team. The role involves providing commercial support to project teams, managing financial feasibility assessments, and mentoring junior staff. This position is ideal for someone with strong experience in a Tier 1 contracting environment and an ability to engage with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience working on large two-stage bids.
• Prior experience within the Tier 1 main contracting environment.
• Ability to manage and mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Advising on the financial feasibility of projects during early stages.
• Monitoring actual expenditure against budgeted project expenditure.
• Preparing final accounts.

Job description

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We're looking for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our Eastern North regional construction team based in Waterbeach, Cambridge.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Managing Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the construction build team providing commercial support to the project teams, maintaining commercial information, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, and achieving project objectives.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

1. Advising on the financial feasibility of projects during early stages.
2. Assessing returns from sub-contractors and awarding work packages.
3. Monitoring and measuring actual expenditure against budgeted project expenditure in the form of CVR (Cost Value Reconciliation Reports).
4. Preparing final accounts.
5. Managing team workloads and performance.
6. Checking and collating commercial information from the team.

This role is ideal if you have:

• Experience working on large two-stage bids.
• Prior experience within the Tier 1 main contracting environment.
• Confidence in dealing with client representatives, sub-contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• The ability to manage and mentor junior staff.

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 wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. More information on benefits can be found here.

Diversity and Inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a priority. We are committed to continuous improvement and value our employees' experiences in shaping our policies. Our D&I action plan is available here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria are offered an interview.

We look forward to receiving your application. #joinkier