Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group’s Building Solutions team in Basingstoke or Southampton is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial management on refurbishment projects valued between £5m-£15m.

You will manage contractual relationships, maximise gross margin, and lead a small team of commercial staff while coordinating with clients, consultants and the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Proven experience in a similar commercial role within construction.
• Strong communication and organisational skills; ability to work to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial resources to maximise gross margin through contract placement and control.
• Tender, evaluate, and appoint subcontractors; place orders for materials and plant within authority.
• Identify, negotiate, and agree project variations with customers and suppliers.
• Measure and value work to support invoicing and cash flow; manage project cash flow.
• Lead commercial staff; build relationships with customers, consultants and supply chain.

Skills

Strong communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Client and supply chain liaison

Organisational skills

Education

Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying

Tools

MS Office

Bespoke systems

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Kier Places – Building Solutions team based in Basingstoke or Southampton.

Location

Basingstoke or Southampton

Hours

40 hours per week - Monday to Friday

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

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Building Solutions South portfolio, where you’ll manage the commercial resources of projects predominantly involving refurbishments of existing buildings. You’ll play a key role in maximising project profitability, managing commercial relationships, and supporting a collaborative team environment. Working on projects typically valued between £5m - £15m, you’ll be part of a business that values long-term relationships and is recognised as a leader in delivering high-quality construction projects for government departments and blue‑chip clients.

What will you be responsible for?

• Managing commercial resources to maximise planned gross margin through effective contract placement and control
• Tendering, evaluating and appointing subcontractors, and placing orders for materials and plant within delegated authorities
• Identifying, negotiating and agreeing project variations with customers and suppliers
• Measuring and valuing work to support customer invoicing and supplier payments whilst positively managing project cash flows
• Leading and motivating commercial staff whilst building collaborative relationships with customers, consultants and the supply chain

What are we looking for?

• You have strong communication skills with demonstrable experience working effectively with multidisciplinary teams, clients and supply chains
• You hold relevant qualifications such as a Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying
• You have proven experience in a similar commercial role within construction
• You possess excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
• You are confident using IT packages including Microsoft Office and bespoke systems

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.