Senior M&E Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Bedford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEPH) to join its Mechanical & Electrical team on a healthcare project in Bedfordshire. The role is project-based with full-time hours on site, based in Bedfordshire.

Opportunity to work across custodial, commercial, health and science sectors while leading commercial resources and maximising profitability. The role requires experience in MEPH services, strong contract knowledge (JCT/NEC), and proven leadership of a commercial team.

Qualifications

• SMSTS/CSCS certification and a full driving licence are required.
• Experience delivering construction schemes across sectors with understanding of main contract forms (JCT, NEC).
• Strong organisational and proactive work style; ability to manage multiple tasks and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day commercial delivery for the project.
• Manage procurement, tender reviews and order production.
• Prepare monthly cost reports, commercial plans and client reports; forecast accurately.
• Lead and develop the commercial team and drive margin improvement.
• Value and measure change, manage risk and opportunities.

Skills

SMSTS/CSCS

Full driving licence

Organised & proactive

Tools

JCT/NEC contracts

Job description

Senior M&E Quantity Surveyor

Company: Kier Group Salary: Not specified Hours: Full-time Location: NN10 6EN Job type: Permanent Posting date: 27 Oct 2026 Closing date: 26 Nov 2026

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEPH) to join our Kier Mechanical & Electrical team based on a healthcare project in Bedfordshire.

Location: Project Based, Bedford.Hours: Full-time - 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Kier Mechanical & Electrical (KME), our internal MEP self-delivery design and build business supporting Kier regional businesses across the UK. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEPH), you'll play a vital role in managing commercial resources and maximising project profitability whilst working on a range of challenging projects within key sectors including Custodial, Commercial, Health & Science.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEPH), you'll be leading the day to day commercial delivery for Kier Mechanical & Electrical on your assigned project. Your day to day can include:

• Managing commercial resources to maximise planned gross margin through contract placement and control
• Undertaking procurement activities including subcontract enquiries, tender reviews and order production
• Preparing monthly cost reports, commercial plans and client reports, ensuring accurate forecasting
• Leading and motivating commercial staff, including managing workloads and supporting professional development
• Valuing and measuring change, managing risk and opportunity, and driving margin improvement

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEPH) is great for you if:

• You have experience in delivering construction schemes across a range of sectors and a clear understanding of main forms of contract (JCT, NEC etc)
• You have technical understanding of MEPH services, components and package interfaces
• You're organised, proactive and able to handle multiple tasks whilst maintaining accuracy
• You hold SMSTS / CSCS card and a 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.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Summary

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEPH) to join our Kier Mechanical & Electrical team based on a healthcare project in Bedfordshire.

Location: Project Based, Bedford.Hours: Full-time - 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Kier Mechanical & Electrical (KME), our internal MEP self-delivery design and build business supporting Kier regional businesses across the UK. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEPH), you'll play a vital role in managing commercial resources and maximising project profitability whilst working on a range of challenging projects within key sectors including Custodial, Commercial, Health & Science.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEPH), you'll be leading the day to day commercial delivery for Kier Mechanical & Electrical on your assigned project. Your day to day can include:

• Managing commercial resources to maximise planned gross margin through contract placement and control
• Undertaking procurement activities including subcontract enquiries, tender reviews and order production
• Preparing monthly cost reports, commercial plans and client reports, ensuring accurate forecasting
• Leading and motivating commercial staff, including managing workloads and supporting professional development
• Valuing and measuring change, managing risk and opportunity, and driving margin improvement

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEPH) is great for you if:

• You have experience in delivering construction schemes across a range of sectors and a clear understanding of main forms of contract (JCT, NEC etc)
• You have technical understanding of MEPH services, components and package interfaces
• You're organised, proactive and able to handle multiple tasks whilst maintaining accuracy
• You hold SMSTS / CSCS card and a 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.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme