Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Cheswick Green; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join our Severn Trent Framework team, based in Solihull with travel across the Midlands. This role supports the Commercial team in delivering projects with cost efficiency and value creation.

You will control costs, procure subcontractors, forecast costs to complete, prepare reports and handle contractor valuations and payments, with final accounts and monthly applications to clients.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying with sound commercial and business knowledge.
• Experience with NEC contracts and cost control on civil projects.
• Ability to manage deadlines and work with multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Controlling costs, maximizing value and maintaining quality and safety standards.
• Procurement of subcontractors ensuring best value for Kier and clients.
• Forecasting and preparation of cost to complete documentation.
• Preparation of reports, cost analysis, and assessment of valuations and payments.
• Final account compilation and submission of monthly applications to clients.

Skills

Organisational skills

Planning skills

Time management

IT skills

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Tools

NEC contracts

Job description

We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Severn Trent Framework based in Solihullwith travel over the Midlands.

Location: Solihull with travel over the Midlands
Hours: 45 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.

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll be an integral part of our Commercial team, providing vital support for the delivery of our projects. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively across teams, contributing to cost efficiency and value creation whilst helping us deliver innovative solutions for our clients.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Commercial team, supporting them in delivering projects to the highest standard. Your day to day will include:

• Controlling costs, maximising value and maintaining quality and safety standards
• Procurement of subcontractors ensuring best value for Kier and our clients
• Accurate monthly and quarterly forecasting and preparation of cost to complete documentation
• Preparation of reports, cost analysis, and assessment of contractor valuations and applications for payment
• Final account compilation and submission of monthly applications to clients

What are we looking for?

This role of Quantity Surveyor is great for you if:

• You hold a degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying with sound commercial and business knowledge
• You have experience working withcivil projects within the water industry
• You have excellent organisational, planning and time management skills
• You have experience working with NEC suite of contracts
• You can work effectively to demanding deadlines and have excellent IT skills

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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