Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Lewes; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Falmer, East Sussex, is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join the Southern Water framework. The role focuses on controlling costs, maximising value, and upholding safety and quality standards across projects.

You will measure works, prepare payment applications, monitor costs, support procurement strategy, and manage subcontract payments, liaising with clients and subcontractors daily. A full driving license and NEC/Target Cost experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience with NEC contracts and Target Costs within the construction, water or civils industry.
• Excellent IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel, and familiarity with Oracle and Causeway accounting systems.
• Strong communication skills with confidence in client-facing situations.
• Ability to interpret financial data, prepare cash flow forecasts, and demonstrate excellent numerical and literacy abilities.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Measuring works and preparing monthly and final payment applications, including cost forecasting and reporting.
• Monitoring and accurately reporting on project costs and value, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements.
• Supporting operational teams with procurement strategy, value maximisation techniques, and change control procedures.
• Assessing and processing sub-contract payments whilst managing commercial risks and contractual notifications.
• Regularly liaising with subcontractors and clients on financial updates.

Skills

Cost forecasting

Contractual awareness NEC

Communication skills

Numerical literacy

Tools

Excel

Oracle

Causeway

Job description

We're looking for Quantity Surveyors to join our Southern Water framework based in Falmer

Location:

Falmer, East Sussex- mixture of home and office working

Hours:

40 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.

Join our Commercial team working on Kier's exciting £3.1bn Strategic Development Partnership Framework with Southern Water Services. This seven-year partnership focuses on delivering vital water and wastewater projects across the region, including capacity improvements, water safety initiatives, and resilience works. You'll play a key role in controlling costs, maximising value, and maintaining the highest safety and quality standards whilst working collaboratively across diverse teams.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Commercial team, supporting them in delivering cost-effective solutions and maintaining project financial health.

Your day to day will include:

• Measuring works and preparing monthly and final payment applications, including cost forecasting and reporting
• Monitoring and accurately reporting on project costs and value, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements
• Supporting operational teams with procurement strategy, value maximisation techniques, and change control procedures
• Assessing and processing sub-contract payments whilst managing commercial risks and contractual notifications
• Regularly liaising with subcontractors and clients on financial updates

What are we looking for?

This role of Quantity Surveyor is great for you if you hold:

• Experience with NEC contracts and Target Costs within the construction, water or civils industry
• Excellent IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel, and familiarity with Oracle and Causeway accounting systems
• Strong communication skills with confidence in client-facing situations
• Ability to interpret financial data, prepare cash flow forecasts, and demonstrate excellent numerical and literacy abilities
• Full driving licence

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable 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 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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

• Quantity Surveyor SW.pdf