Managing Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group plc.; Watford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc is seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join the Thames Water Framework team based at Maple Lodge, Rickmansworth. Location: Maple Lodge, Rickmansworth. Hours: 45 per week with flexible options available—please discuss when you speak to us.

This role oversees commercial project management across water and wastewater infrastructure projects, working under an IChemE Burgundy Book contract to ensure cost-effectiveness and regulatory compliance while delivering vital public services.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Negotiation

Team coordination

Financial management

Education

Quantity surveying / construction management degree

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? As a Managing Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Thames Water Framework team, supporting them in delivering critical water infrastructure projects. Your day to day will include:

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

• 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

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

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

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