Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group invites applications for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join Kier Places – Building Solutions in Basingstoke or Southampton, working on refurbishment projects for government and blue-chip clients. The role covers managing commercial resources, maximising profitability, and fostering strong supplier and client relationships.

You will handle tendering, subcontractor management, variations, cash flow, and team leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills with multidisciplinary teams.
• Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying.
• Experience in a similar commercial role within construction.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Proficient with IT packages including Microsoft Office and bespoke systems.

Responsibilities

• Maximise 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 and managing cash flow.
• Leading and motivating commercial staff while building relationships with customers, consultants and the supply chain.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

IT skills

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

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 predominately 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?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you’ll be working within the Kier Places – Building Solutions team, supporting them in delivering high‑quality projects whilst maximising commercial success. Your day to day will include:

• 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?

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

• 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.