Quantity Surveyor (Falmer)

Kier Group; Falmer; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Falmer is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join our Southern Water framework. This role focuses on controlling costs, value maximisation, and ensuring safety and quality while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Based in Falmer with hybrid working, you will measure works, prepare payments, monitor costs, support procurement strategy, and liaise with subcontractors and clients to ensure financial health and contractual compliance.

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

NEC contracts

Target Costs

Excel

Oracle

Causeway

Communication skills

Driving licence

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?

• 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

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.