Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group plc.; Liversedge; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc is seeking a Quantity Surveyor for the Building Solutions North team, based in Sheffield. The role involves managing commercial resources to maximise gross margin, tendering subcontracts, valuing variations, and overseeing cashflows across projects.

You will work from site or office 3+ days per week, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high quality projects for key clients. The position emphasizes effective communication and strong organisational skills.

Qualifications

• Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying desirable.
• Experience in a similar role.
• Good organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Team player with initiative.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and bespoke packages.

Responsibilities

• Managing commercial resources to maximise gross margin and support budgeted profitability.
• Tendering, evaluating and appointing subcontractors, and placing orders for materials and plant.
• Identifying, evaluating and negotiating variations to contracts with customers and suppliers.
• Measuring and valuing work to support invoicing of customers and payment to suppliers.
• Producing monthly VCRs and End Life Forecasts, and managing cashflows.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

IT proficiency

Education

Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Microsoft Office

Bespoke packages

Job description

We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Building Solutions South team based in Sheffield Location: Sheffield Increase your chances of reaching the interview stage by reading the complete job description and applying promptly. Hours: 08:30 17:00 - 40 hours a week We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Building Solutions North team. You'll be managing commercial resources to maximise planned gross margin through the placement and control of contracts and subcontracts. The successful candidate will be working from site or office 3+ days per week, playing a vital role in delivering high quality projects. What will you be responsible for? As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Building Solutions North team, supporting them in delivering high quality projects for key strategic clients. Your day to day will include:

• Managing commercial resources to maximise planned gross margin and support budgeted profitability
• Tendering, evaluating and appointing subcontractors, and placing orders for materials and plant
• Identifying, evaluating and negotiating variations to contracts with customers and suppliers
• Measuring and valuing work to support invoicing of customers and payment to suppliers
• Producing monthly VCRs and End Life Forecasts, and managing cashflows

What are we looking for?

• You have diverse and clear communication skills with experience working with multidisciplinary teams, clients and supply chains
• You hold relevant qualifications (Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying desirable) and have experience in a similar role
• You have good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
• You're flexible and able to work as part of a team and using your own initiative
• You can use a range of IT packages including Microsoft Office and bespoke packages

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. Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic 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. xlzlddp

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.