Managing Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group plc.; Rickmansworth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. is recruiting a Managing Quantity Surveyor for the Thames Water Framework, based at Maple Lodge, Rickmansworth.

You will oversee commercial project management across water and wastewater infra projects, ensuring cost effectiveness and regulatory compliance under the IChemE Burgundy Book. With a focus on budgets, contract administration, procurement, payments, and team mentorship, you will contribute to delivering essential public services while maintaining high professional

Qualifications

• Degree in quantity surveying or related field.
• Strong numeracy and financial management skills.
• Experience with standard contracts and cost control processes.
• Excellent negotiation and interpersonal abilities.
• Experience coordinating and leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost control, budgets, and monthly cost value reconciliations.
• Oversee contract administration under the IChemE Burgundy Book.
• Lead procurement: tender documents and bid evaluation.
• Manage payments to subcontractors and monthly applications to client.
• Mentor and support a commercial team across multiple projects.

Skills

Numeracy and financial management

Contract forms & cost control

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Team coordination

Education

Degree in quantity surveying

Construction management

Engineering

Job description

We're looking for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our Thames Water Framework team based in Maple Lodge, Rickmansworth. Location: Maple Lodge, Rickmansworth Hours: 45 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 our Thames Water Framework team, overseeing commercial project management across multiple water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Working under an Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Burgundy Book contract, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring cost-effectiveness and regulatory compliance whilst helping to deliver projects that maintain and improve vital public services.

What will you be responsible for?

• Managing cost control, preparing budgets, and producing monthly cost value reconciliations and forecasts
• Overseeing contract administration and implementing the obligations under the IChemE Burgundy Book
• Leading procurement processes, including preparing tender documents and evaluating bids
• Managing payments to subcontractors and monthly applications to the client
• Mentoring and supporting a commercial team across multiple projects

What are we looking for?

• You hold a degree in quantity surveying, construction management, engineering, or a related field
• You have excellent numeracy and financial management skills
• You have demonstrable experience with standard forms of contracts and cost control processes
• You possess strong negotiation and interpersonal skills
• You have experience coordinating and managing a team

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.

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