Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Norwich; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the Planned Works IMRDS Capital Programme team in Peterborough / Norwich / Northampton. You will lead cost management from planning to close-out, ensuring accurate forecasting, reporting and governance, while embedding best practices across the alliance.

This leadership role requires a degree in Quantity Surveying or related field, NEC knowledge, and a proven track record in infrastructure or utilities. Driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction or Finance.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and construction/commercial law.
• Experience in a senior commercial, cost management or client-facing role within infrastructure or utilities.
• Strong leadership with stakeholder management and advisory skills.
• Full driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic cost management leadership across the Planned Works IMRDS Capital Programme.
• Acting as the principal commercial advisor to delivery teams and stakeholders.
• Leading cost planning, estimating, change control and final account settlement per NEC contracts.
• Monitoring and managing commercial risk with effective mitigation.
• Driving efficiency, cost reduction and continuous improvement across commercial processes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Advisory skills

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Commercial Management

Construction/Finance background

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Planned Works IMRDS Capital Programme team based in Peterborough / Norwich / Northampton.

Location: Peterborough / Norwich / Northampton
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.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll lead the commercial and cost management performance of our Planned Works Programme and Integrated Metering Alliance. You'll provide robust cost leadership from planning through to delivery and close-out, ensuring accurate forecasting, transparent reporting and strong commercial governance. This is a key leadership role where you'll embed commercial best practice across the alliance and support stakeholders to make informed, value-driven decisions.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Planned Works IMRDS Capital Programme team, supporting them in delivering excellent commercial and cost management across our programmes. Your day to day will include:

• Providing strategic cost management leadership, ensuring accurate cost forecasting, reporting and financial assurance
• Acting as the principal commercial advisor to delivery teams and stakeholders, supporting sound commercial decisions
• Leading cost planning, estimating, change control and final account settlement in line with NEC contracts
• Monitoring and managing commercial risk, implementing effective mitigation strategies and ensuring early escalation
• Driving efficiency initiatives, cost reduction opportunities and continuous improvement across commercial processes

What are we looking for?

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

• You have a degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction or Finance
• You have knowledge of NEC contracts and construction/commercial law
• You have proven experience in a senior commercial, cost management or client-facing role within infrastructure or utilities
• You’re a confident leader with strong stakeholder management and advisory skills
• 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.