Managing Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Lewes; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor for the Southern Water Framework, based in Falmer with hybrid working. The post involves delivering commercial leadership, managing cash flow, and ensuring governance compliance across a large water sector programme.

You will mentor the commercial team, report on cost and value, and support procurement strategies within a regulated utility context. A degree in Quantity Surveying is essential.

Qualifications

• This role requires senior commercial experience within a Tier 1 main contractor environment.
• Strong understanding of NEC forms of contract and current Construction Law.
• Experience in procurement, subcontractor management, and reporting.
• Excellent time management and mentoring skills; full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial support to project teams and maintain commercial information.
• Manage and develop the commercial team and ensure governance compliance.
• Maximise cash flow through cost control, measurement, and invoicing.
• Identify and mitigate contractual risks and manage stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial management

Contract knowledge

Programming NEC

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

Tools

NEC contracts

Job description

We\'re looking for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our Southern Water Framework based in Falmer.

Location: Falmer- hybrid working

Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Kier as we embark on a strategic partnership with Southern Water to deliver their ambitions for AMP8. You\'ll provide commercial support to project teams, maintain commercial information, and ensure compliance with contractual requirements. Working alongside the framework Commercial Manager, you\'ll help manage the commercial, procurement and financial aspects of Southern Water\'s Strategic Delivery programme, with the opportunity to mobilise projects across Southern Water\'s areas.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Managing Quantity Surveyor, you\'ll be working within the commercial team, supporting them in delivering commercial excellence across the programme.

Your day to day will include:

• Ensuring robust, accurate and timely cost and value reporting at both project and business unit level
• Managing and developing the commercial team, ensuring workload is covered effectively and compliance processes are followed
• Maximising cash flow through the control, measurement and valuation of work, and the invoicing of customers and payment of suppliers
• Assessing, reviewing and mitigating commercial and contractual risks whilst ensuring Kier governance protocols are applied
• Fostering excellent client relationships and achieving high levels of stakeholder engagement

What are we looking for?

This role of Managing Quantity Surveyor is great for you if you hold:

• A relevant Degree orequivalent in Quantity Surveying
• Demonstrable experience in a senior commercial capacity within a Tier 1 main contracting environment managing teams of significant size, preferably in the water sector or within regulated utilities
• Strong understanding of NEC forms of contract and knowledge of current Construction Law
• Experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates, and accruals calculations
• Strong commercial reporting track record, with the ability to produce reports for the region accurately outlining the business commercial position, risks and opportunities
• Experience in procurement and working alongside procurement team to implement programme and project procurement strategy goals
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to encourage and support/ mentor members of your commercial team
• Full driving licence

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 of 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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant\'s conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

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