Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in London is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its Kier Places PFI Lifecycle team, delivering strategic cost management for a portfolio of 26 contracts. The role blends office and site activity, with hybrid working and a 45-hour week to support robust forecasting, cost models and value delivery.

You will lead lifecycle forecasts, challenge assumptions, coordinate with operational and technical teams, and develop procurement strategies that drive value while maintaining

Qualifications

• Experience in cost forecasting and commercial analysis within large contract portfolios.
• Ability to interpret contractual requirements and ensure compliance while maximizing value.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead lifecycle reviews and develop cost models across 26 PFI contracts.
• Challenge lifecycle assumptions to identify cost reductions and efficiencies.
• Collaborate with operational and technical teams to validate lifecycle requirements.
• Produce detailed commercial analysis and recommendations for senior management.
• Develop procurement strategies to deliver best value and support portfolio cost targets.

Skills

Cost forecasting

Commercial analysis

Procurement

Cost reduction

Contract interpretation

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Kier Places PFI Lifecycle team based in London.

Location: London - Hybrid Working available
Hours: 45 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.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor within our Kier Places PFI Lifecycle Team, you'll play a vital role in supporting the delivery of a strategic cost reduction programme across a portfolio of 26 PFI contracts. Working collaboratively with operational and technical teams, you'll focus on establishing cost certainty, identifying opportunities for efficiency and supporting contract teams to deliver lifecycle obligations within agreed budgets. This is an excellent opportunity to use your analytical skills and commercial expertise to make a real impact across a diverse portfolio.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the PFI Lifecycle team, supporting them in delivering improved commercial outcomes and cost efficiencies across the portfolio. Your day to day will include:

• Leading detailed reviews of lifecycle forecasts and expenditure profiles across 26 PFI contracts, developing robust cost models to establish the cost of delivering remaining lifecycle obligations
• Challenging existing lifecycle assumptions and delivery strategies to identify opportunities for cost reductions and efficiencies
• Working collaboratively with operational and technical teams to validate lifecycle requirements and ensure forecast expenditure reflects actual contractual obligations
• Producing detailed commercial analysis, reports and recommendations to support strategic decision making by senior management
• Developing and implementing procurement strategies that deliver best value and support the achievement of portfolio cost reduction targets

What are we looking for?

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

• You have strong experience in cost forecasting, commercial analysis, procurement and the identification and delivery of cost reduction opportunities
• You can interpret contractual requirements and ensure compliance whilst maximising commercial opportunity
• You possess excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence decision making across multiple contracts and disciplines
• You have a proven ability to challenge existing assumptions, identify efficiencies and deliver measurable commercial improvements through data-driven decision making

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.

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 an Enhanced 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.

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