Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in the North West is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to drive commercial delivery on the United Utilities AMP8 framework. You’ll own budgets, cost control and cash flow for a diverse portfolio of civils and utilities works.

Responsibilities include procurement oversight, monthly applications for payment, and mentoring junior team members, with NEC contracts and Target Cost experience preferred. A degree in Quantity Surveying and driving licence are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in civils or utilities contracts using NEC contracts and Target Costing.
• Strong communication skills with client-facing attributes.
• Driving licence and willingness to travel within North West.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying with ongoing or completed professional membership.

Responsibilities

• Managing budgets, costs and commercial elements while 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.

Skills

NEC contracts

Target Costs

Communication

Driving licence

Client facing

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Professional membership

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.