Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; West Devon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join KierBAM in Plymouth, operating on a live MOD site at Devonport Royal Dockyard. The role is 3+ days on site weekly, with a 45-hour week and on-site responsibilities in commercial management.

Key duties include forecasting, cost reporting, subcontractor management, and risk control. Candidates should hold a Quantity Surveying qualification and have NEC/Coins/Causeway experience, plus a driving licence and CSCS White.

Qualifications

• Qualified or graduate in Quantity Surveying (HNC, BSc, MSc).
• Strong NEC Contracts experience and familiarity with Coins/Causeway.
• Full driving licence and CSCS - White PQP/AQP.
• Excellent IT skills including MS Office and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial input including forecasts to management.
• Prepare and review monthly cost reports and budgets.
• Physically measure works and certify/pay with client and subcontractors.
• Manage subcontractors: enquiries, negotiation, orders and accounts.
• Assess, review and mitigate commercial and contractual risks.

Skills

NEC contracts

MS Office & Excel

Communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

HNC/BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Coins

Causeway

Job description

We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our KierBAM team based in Plymouth - Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Location: Plymouth - Devonport Royal Dockyard - 3 days minimum on site per weekHours: 45 hours per week

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

KierBAM are a Joint Venture (JV) partnership between Kier and Bam Nuttall. We are currently delivering the redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site located in Plymouth and we are seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join our team. In this role, you will be working in a live MOD facility, providing commercial input and ensuring that business targets and KPIs are met and exceeded.

What will you be responsible for?

• Providing commercial input including financial and contractual performance forecasts to the management team
• Preparing and reviewing monthly cost reports, forecasting and monitoring spend against approved Client budgets
• Physical measurement of works and agreement of certification and payment with client and subcontractors
• Managing sub-contractors including sending out enquiries, negotiation, order placement and agreement of accounts
• Assessing, reviewing and mitigating commercial and contractual risks in line with company policies

What are we looking for?

• You are professionally qualified or hold a Graduate Qualification in Quantity Surveying or a Commercial Related field (HNC, BSc, MSc)
• You have strong experience of NEC Contracts and working with accounting systems such as Coins or Causeway
• You hold a Full driving licence and CSCS - White PQP/AQP
• You have confident IT skills, particularly proficient in the use of MS Office and Excel
• You have excellent communication skills both written and verbally, and are an excellent organiser with proven time management 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.

Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a BPSS check, which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. 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 - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit Making Ground. This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Company: Kier Group Salary: Not specified Hours: Full-time Location: PL1 4SG Job type: Permanent Posting date: 14 Oct 2026

Closing date: 28 Oct 2026