Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group plc.; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage commercial resources on regional education, health and defence projects. You will maximise gross margin through contract placement and control while supporting safe, on-time delivery with quality outcomes.

You will lead the commercial team, negotiate variations, value work for invoicing, manage cash flow, and build strong relationships with clients, contractors and suppliers while mitigating commercial risks.

Qualifications

• Experience managing commercial resources on construction projects.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate a project commercial team.

Responsibilities

• Managing commercial resources to maximise planned gross margin through contract and subcontract placement and control.
• Negotiating and agreeing project variations with customers and suppliers to support budgeted profitability.
• Measuring and valuing work to support invoicing of customers and payment to suppliers, positively managing cash flows.
• Leading and motivating the project's commercial staff, ensuring collaborative relationships across all functions.
• Building strong relationships with customers, contractors and subcontractors whilst assessing, controlling and mitigating commercial risks.

Skills

Commercial management

Negotiation

Leadership

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to manage the commercial resources of assigned projects, maximising planned gross margin through effective contract placement and control. You'll play a vital role in assessing and mitigating commercial risks whilst supporting the delivery of major regional projects. Working within our Construction business, you'll be part of a team that values long-term relationships and collaborative working, delivering projects across education, health, defence, and other key strategic sectors.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Construction team, supporting them in delivering projects safely, on time, and to the required quality. Your day to day will include:

• Managing commercial resources to maximise planned gross margin through effective contract and subcontract placement and control
• Negotiating and agreeing project variations with customers and suppliers to support budgeted profitability
• Measuring and valuing work to support invoicing of customers and payment to suppliers, positively managing cash flows
• Leading and motivating the project's commercial staff, ensuring collaborative relationships across all functions
• Building strong relationships with customers, contractors and subcontractors whilst assessing, controlling and mitigating commercial risks

You have clear communication skills with demonstrable experience communicating effectively with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and the wider supply chain

• You have strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
• You're flexible, able to work collaboratively as part of a team and using your own initiative
• You're proficient in using IT packages including Microsoft Office and bespoke software

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 an Enhanced 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.