Senior Quantity Surveyor

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

Job summary

Kier Group in the North West of England is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the United Utilities AMP8 Enterprise Framework Programme team. The role covers day-to-day commercial responsibility from inception to completion across a portfolio including wastewater treatment upgrades and other projects, with a collaborative team.

You will manage budgets, procurement, change control, forecast costs, and support junior staff while building client relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience in civils or utilities contracts is essential.
• Experience with NEC contracts and Target Costs preferred.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying and professional membership status required or pursued.
• Excellent client-facing communication and driving licence are required.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, costs and commercial elements to maximise profit and cash flow.
• Oversee procurement, subcontract management and change control procedures.
• Forecast project costs and value; prepare monthly applications for payment.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Support and develop junior team members to reach their potential.

Skills

NEC contracts

Target Costs

Client facing

Driving licence

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Professional membership status

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our United Utilities Framework based across the North West of England

Location: North West of England

Hours: 45 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.

An exciting opportunity to support the delivery of United Utilities' largest AMP experienced to date. You'll be part of a collaborative team delivering a diverse portfolio of projects, including wastewater treatment plant upgrades, chemical removal projects, bio-resource enhancements, and bathing water improvements. This role offers day-to-day commercial responsibility from inception to completion, supported by a dedicated team working towards shared goals.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the United Utilities AMP8 Enterprise Framework Programme team, supporting them in delivering a portfolio of works to the highest standards.

Your day to day will include:

• Managing budgets, costs and commercial elements whilst driving profit and cash flow
• Overseeing procurement, subcontract management and change control procedures
• Monitoring and forecasting project costs and value, preparing monthly applications for payment
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and stakeholders
• Supporting and developing junior team members to help them reach their potential

What are we looking for?

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

• You have demonstrable experience in a similar role within civils or utilities contracts
• You have strong experience working with NEC contracts and Target Costs
• You hold a degree in Quantity Surveyor and are working towards or have attained professional membership
• You possess excellent communication skills with client facing attributes
• You hold a Full driving licence

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business

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

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 planAs 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.