Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Dean; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Car allowance

Job summary

Kier Group in Cumbria is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team on infrastructure projects. Based in Lune Gorge with hybrid working, you’ll drive commercial performance, manage contracts, and support junior colleagues to deliver value and project success.

The role requires a degree in Quantity Surveying or related field, substantial contractor experience, and strong knowledge of NEC/JCT contracts.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or related construction discipline.
• Proven experience in a commercial or quantity surveying role within a contractor environment, ideally across infrastructure, highways, or civil engineering projects.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC, JCT, or other industry-standard forms of contract.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across project teams.
• A full driving licence and a collaborative approach to delivering successful project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with procurement strategy, including managing subcontract inquiries and tender reviews.
• Managing valuations, project cashflows, and turnover forecasts with monthly cost reports and progress records.
• Providing legal and contractual advice on orders and changes, handling notices and subcontractor administration.
• Driving commercial initiatives and producing margin improvement plans to maximize opportunities.
• Leading and managing junior staff, ensuring workload targets and commercial tasks are met.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Valuations & cost reports

Contractual advice

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related

Tools

NEC/JCT contracts

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor Kier Group•Tebay, Cumbria, United Kingdom

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team based in Lune Gorge, Cumbria. In this role you'll play a key role in delivering commercial excellence on our projects, working collaboratively with the team to manage contracts, drive value, and support the development of junior colleagues. This is an opportunity to use your skills and creativity to provide solutions that make a real difference.

Location: Lune Gorge, Cumbria – hybrid working
Hours: Permanent Fulltime 45 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 per year + private healthcare _ £5,900 annual car allowance
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the commercial team, supporting them in delivering project success. Your day to day will include:

• Ensuring compliance with procurement strategy, including managing subcontract inquiries and tender reviews
• Managing valuations, project cashflows, and turnover forecasts with monthly cost reports and progress records
• Providing legal and contractual advice on orders and changes, handling notices and subcontractor administration
• Driving commercial initiatives and producing margin improvement plans to maximize opportunities
• Leading and managing junior staff, ensuring workload targets and commercial tasks are met

What are we looking for?

This Senior Quantity Surveyor opportunity could be a great fit if you have:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related construction discipline
• Proven experience in a commercial or quantity surveying role within a contractor environment, ideally across infrastructure, highways, or civil engineering projects
• Strong working knowledge of NEC, JCT, or other industry-standard forms of contract
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across project teams
• A full driving licence and a collaborative approach to delivering successful project outcomes

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.