Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Surveyor to join the Durham NETPark project, based in Sedgefield / Hebburn. You will manage cost, risk and value in a large commercial team on a major £61m expansion, coordinating a busy supply chain to ensure commercial success to completion.

The role requires delivering high value projects, strong NEC/JCT contract knowledge, and a relevant Quantity Surveying qualification, with a driving licence.

Qualifications

• Experience on commercial construction projects with NEC/JCT contracts.
• Delivered high value projects (£20M-£100M) within a main contracting organisation.
• Qualified in Quantity Surveying with a relevant degree or equivalent.
• Full driving licence and strong client/stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost, risk and value across the project from start to completion.
• Oversee applications for payment from sub-contractors and prepare client applications.
• Negotiate with supply chain to achieve best value and award packages.
• Monitor expenditure against budgets using cost/value reconciliations.
• Mentor and support junior commercial staff.

Skills

NEC contracts

JCT contracts

High value projects

Driving licence

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

HND in Quantity Surveying

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Project Surveyor to join our Durham County Council NETPark team based in Sedgefield / Hebburn.

Location: Sedgefield / Hebburn

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.

Join us on an exciting major scheme for Durham County Council, delivering the third phase of a significant expansion at one of the UK's premier science, engineering, and technology parks. The £61m North East Technology Park (NETPark) will create up to 232,000 square feet of flexible laboratory, office, production and storage space. As Senior Project Surveyor, you'll work alongside the commercial lead, managing a large supply chain and ensuring excellent commercial outcomes are achieved throughout delivery to completion.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Project Surveyor, you'll be working within the commercial team, supporting them in managing cost, risk and value for money across this major project. Your day-to-day will include:

• Managing applications for payment from sub-contractors and preparing client applications
• Negotiating with the supply chain to achieve best value and awarding work packages
• Monitoring actual expenditure against budgets through Cost Value Reconciliation Reports
• Ensuring all variations are properly costed and logged in line with contract conditions
• Mentoring and supporting more junior commercial staff

What are we looking for?

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

• You have experience working on commercial construction projects with strong knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts
• You've delivered high value projects ranging from £20M up to £100M within a main contracting organisation
• You hold a relevant degree, HND or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying
• You're confident dealing with client representatives, sub-contractors and internal stakeholders
• You hold a Full driving licence

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.