Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group plc; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc is seeking a Senior Project Quantity Surveyor to join their Mechanical and Electrical team in Glasgow for a flagship project valued at £180M. The role involves overseeing commercial management of MEP packages, ensuring profitable delivery and facilitating ongoing project success. Applicants should possess a degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying and hold a full UK driving license.

Benefits

Wide variety of benefits tailored to needs

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Disability Confident employer

Qualifications

• Qualified at degree level or HND/HNC in Quantity Surveying.
• Clear understanding of JCT, NEC contracts.
• Technical understanding of MEPH services.
• Ability to plan own workload.
• Hold a Full UK Driving License.

Responsibilities

• Oversee commercial management of MEP packages for a £180M project.
• Valuation and measuring of changes, advising on legal matters.
• Undertake project cashflows and turnover forecasts.
• Manage subcontractor administration including agreeing final accounts.

Skills

Organisation

Understanding of forecasting and risk management

Clear understanding of JCT and NEC contracts

Technical understanding of MEPH services

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or HND/HNC

Job description

We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Project Quantity Surveyor to work within our Kier Mechanical and Electrical team on a flagship project in Glasgow

Location: Glasgow, HMP Glasgow Project

Hours: Full Time - Monday to Friday, flexible options can be discussed.

What will you be responsible for?

As Senior Project Quantity Surveyor you will work within a tight knit team that will oversee £180M worth of MEP packages on one of Scotlands largest construction schemes. The project QS will undertake commercial management of the assigned packages of work overseeing the sub contract supply chain to ensure profitable delivery of the MEP elements of the wider project.

Your day to day will include, but not be limited to:

• Valuation and measuring of change as well as, advising on legal and contractual matters on orders and change
• Valuation of project and subcontract progress, subcontractor administration including Agreeing Final Accounts.
• Production of notices, such as commencement and payment notices
• Undertaking project cashflows and turnover forecasts.
• Undertaking approvals of Material Purchases, checking all commercial risks and opportunities have been considered.

What are we looking for?

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

• Qualified, at degree level or HND/HNC (or similar) in Quantity Surveying.
• Clear understanding of all main forms of contract JCT, NEC etc
• Some technical understanding of MEPH services, components that make up individual systems and how packages are broken out and the interfaces associated with this.
• Organisation with ability to plan your own workload
• Understanding the importance of forecasting and risk management.
• Hold a Full UK Driving License

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

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