Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Kier Group in Scotland is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the day-to-day commercial management of a major retrofit project in Moredun. Based in Stepps/Moredun, you will oversee cost, risk and value for money from feasibility through delivery, guiding commercial staff and ensuring Kier targets are met.

You will hold a Quantity Surveying qualification, have NEC/JCT knowledge, and experience on high-volume residential programmes.

Qualifications

• Relevant academic qualification – Degree, HND or equivalent in Quantity Surveying.
• Demonstrable experience in Senior Quantity Surveying positions within construction.
• Strong knowledge of NEC and JCT conditions and procurement management.
• Experience in small works and residential programmes delivering high-volume activity.
• Full driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Organise project division into component work packages for procurement.
• Negotiate with sub-contractor supply chain to achieve best value.
• Ensure measures reflect works completed and manage cash flow.
• Monitor and measure expenditure against budgeted CVR reports.
• Maintain up-to-date commercial information and project financial positions.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

NEC/JCT knowledge

Sub-contractor management

Cash flow understanding

Driving licence

Education

Degree, HND or equivalent in Quantity Surveying

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team based in Stepps / Moredun.

Location

Stepps / Moredun

Hours

40 hours 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, you'll lead the day-to-day commercial management of an £85M retrofit project in Moredun, involving the upgrade of multiple high-rise towers to bring them up to energy efficiency and safety standards. Working from feasibility and market testing stage through delivery and completion, you'll oversee project commercial staff and ensure that Kier commercial targets are maintained whilst managing cost, risk, and value for money.

What will you be responsible for?

• Organising the division of projects into component work packages for procurement and assessing returns from sub-contractors
• Negotiating with the sub-contractor supply chain to achieve best value and maintaining strong relationships
• Ensuring that measures are accurate to reflect works completed and managing cash flow effectively
• Monitoring and measuring actual expenditure against budgeted project expenditure through CVR reports
• Ensuring financial positions of projects are accurately assessed, reported, and controlled with up-to-date commercial information

What are we looking for?

• You have a relevant academic qualification – Degree, HND or equivalent in Quantity Surveying
• You have demonstrable experience in Senior Quantity Surveying positions within the construction main contracting environment
• You possess strong knowledge of NEC and JCT conditions and procurement and sub-contractor management
• You have experience working in small works and residential programmes delivering high volume activity
• You hold 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.