Senior Quantity Surveyor

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

Job summary

Kier Group plc. is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the Southern Water delivery team on a strategic AMP 8 programme. You will provide commercial support, manage contract performance, and collaborate with procurement to optimise cash flow and reporting.

The role focuses on NEC contracts, construction law, and leading a team of professionals within a Tier 1 main contracting environment in the water sector.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Senior commercial experience in Tier 1 main contracting.
• Proficient with NEC contracts and Construction Law.
• Procurement of subcontractors; chairing meetings, measurements, accruals.
• Strong commercial reporting on position, risks and opportunities.
• Experience aligning procurement with programme goals.

Responsibilities

• Support Southern Water programme delivery as part of the Commercial Team.
• Manage contract performance and mentor junior team members.
• Provide forecasts of financial and contractual performance.
• Prepare monthly reports, cost and budget information; maintain client relationships.
• Control cash flow through measurement, valuation, invoicing and payments.
• Oversee subcontractor enquiries, procurement and payments.

Skills

Water sector experience

NEC contracts

Construction law knowledge

Subcontractor procurement

Commercial reporting

Procurement strategy

Team leadership

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Job description

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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Kier as we embark on a strategic partnership with Southern Water to deliver their ambitions for AMP 8 Water cycle. You'll provide commercial support to project teams, maintain commercial information, and ensure compliance with contractual requirements. This is a rare opportunity to mobilise projects across Southern Water's areas, supporting the framework Commercial Manager in managing commercial, procurement and financial aspects of this strategic delivery programme.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Southern Water team, supporting them in delivering their strategic delivery programme.

• Managing commercial performance of contracts, including a package of works and mentoring junior team members
• Providing commercial input including financial and contractual performance forecasts to ensure business targets and KPIs are met or exceeded
• Preparing and updating monthly reports, cost and budget information, maintaining strong client relationships
• Maximising cash flow through control, measurement and valuation of work, and managing invoicing and payments
• Managing sub-contractors including enquiries, negotiation, order placement and payment, whilst supporting procurement activities

What are we looking for?

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

• Relevant degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying
• Demonstrable experience in a senior commercial capacity within a Tier 1 main contracting environment managing teams of significant size. Preferably in the Water sector and or within regulated utilities
• Fully conversant and experience with NEC forms of contract and have knowledge of current Construction Law
• Experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates, and accruals calculations
• Strong commercial reporting track record with the ability to produce accurate reports outlining business commercial position, risks and opportunities
• Experience in procurement and working alongside procurement team to implement programme and project procurement strategy goals

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.