Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent construction firm based in Cardiff is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to manage the commercial aspects of projects, ensuring value and compliance at every stage. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Quantity Surveying and experience in main contracting, preferably in the education sector. This full-time role offers various benefits tailored to individual needs.

Benefits

Wide variety of benefits tailored to needs

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in main contracting, ideally in education or public sector projects.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage subcontractor procurement and payments.
• Provide timely, accurate information for CVR reporting.
• Support change control and risk mitigation with the Senior Quantity Surveyor.
• Carry out site measurements to assess sub-contractor payment applications.
• Collaborate with site and design teams to ensure all project variations are captured and costed.
• Prepare information to enable applications for payment to the client.
• Provide commercial advice to the project teams as required.

Skills

Contract knowledge (NEC or JCT)

Subcontractor procurement

Commercial advising

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

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We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Construction team based in Cardiff.

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

What will you be responsible for?

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll play a key role in managing the commercial aspects of the project, ensuring value, quality, and compliance at every stage. You'll work closely with our supply chain, clients, and internal teams to deliver excellence from procurement through to final account.

Your day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Manage subcontractor procurement and payments
• Provide timely, accurate information for CVR reporting
• Support change control and risk mitigation with the Senior Quantity Surveyor
• Carry out site measurements to assess sub-contractor payment applications
• Collaborate with site and design teams to ensure all project variations are captured and costed
• Prepare information to enable applications for payment to the client
• Provide commercial advice to the project teams as required

What we're looking for:

This role of Quantity Surveyor is ideal if you:

• Hold a Degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying
• Have experience in main contracting, ideally on education or public sector projects
• Possess knowledge of NEC and/or JCT contracts
• Have a Full UK driving licence

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

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to offer our team a wide 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 top priority. We're proud of our initiatives and the impact our employees have in shaping our policies. See our D&I action plan.

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

We look forward to your application to #joinkier