Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group plc; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Major Projects team at a prestigious naval dockyard. This role involves managing significant civil engineering projects, providing commercial insights, and leading a team of junior professionals. With a focus on maximizing cash flow and ensuring financial performance, this position offers a unique opportunity to work on high-profile projects in a secure environment. If you have experience with NEC Contracts and a passion for construction, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing large-scale civil engineering projects.
• Ability to provide commercial input and financial forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Manage a £40m package of works on a nuclear-licensed site.
• Prepare and review monthly cost reports and analyze trends.
• Maximize cash flow by ensuring timely payments.

Skills

NEC Contracts

CEMAR

Coins / Causeway accounting systems

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join us at Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth, where we are the preferred contractor for heavy civil engineering construction within and around the Royal Navy dockyard.

Due to the site's nature as a high-security military navy base, additional security checks will be required, including BPSS/SC security clearance, which can take up to 8 weeks. Only candidates holding EU & NATO member passports will be considered for this role.

Location:

Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth

Contract:

Full Time, Permanent

Responsibilities of a Civils Senior Quantity Surveyor

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will work within the Major Projects team supporting large, complex building and heavy civil engineering projects at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Your daily tasks will include:

1. Managing a £40m package of works on a nuclear-licensed site, including leading and mentoring a team of junior QS professionals.
2. Providing commercial input, including financial and contractual performance forecasts, to ensure business targets and KPIs are met or exceeded.
3. Maximizing cash flow by ensuring timely payments.
4. Preparing and reviewing monthly cost reports and analyzing trends with the contract team.
5. Forecasting and monitoring expenditure against approved client budgets.

What we are looking for:

This role is ideal if you:

• Have full experience with NEC Contracts.
• Possess experience with CEMAR (desired but not essential).
• Have worked with Coins / Causeway accounting systems.

We value potential and transferable skills, so even if you don't meet every requirement, please apply—we'd love to have a chat.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits tailored to your needs. More information about our benefits can be found here.

Diversity and Inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive workplace is a top priority. We encourage our employees to shape our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and our policies are influenced by their experiences. Learn more about our D&I action plan here.

Additional Information

Due to the role's nature, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check conducted by the UKSV. This process includes residency history and other criteria. Applicants with criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on criminal records. For more information, visit our programme to support people with convictions into employment. The role is also subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to receiving your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier