Senior Quantity Surveyor

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

Job summary

Kier Group, within the Kier Places – Building Solutions team, is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor based in the UK (Basingstoke or Southampton). You will manage the commercial resources of refurbishment projects, maximise gross margin, and support a collaborative delivery team on government and blue‑chip clients.

Your day-to-day will include tendering and appointing subcontractors, valuing variations, and managing cash flow.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in a similar commercial role within construction.
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Comfort with IT packages and bespoke systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial resources to maximise gross margin.
• Tender, evaluate and appoint subcontractors and place material orders.
• Negotiate project variations with customers and suppliers.
• Measure and value work for invoicing and cash flow.
• Lead and motivate commercial staff and build relationships.

Skills

strong communication skills

multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Kier Places – Building Solutions team based in Basingstoke or Southampton.

Location: Basingstoke or Southampton
Hours: 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Building Solutions South portfolio, where you'll manage the commercial resources of projects predominately involving refurbishments of existing buildings. You'll play a key role in maximising project profitability, managing commercial relationships, and supporting a collaborative team environment. Working on projects typically valued between £5m - £15m, you'll be part of a business that values long-term relationships and is recognised as a leader in delivering high-quality construction projects for government departments and blue‑chip clients.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Kier Places – Building Solutions team, supporting them in delivering high-quality projects whilst maximising commercial success. Your day to day will include:

• Managing commercial resources to maximise planned gross margin through effective contract placement and control
• Tendering, evaluating and appointing subcontractors, and placing orders for materials and plant within delegated authorities
• Identifying, negotiating and agreeing project variations with customers and suppliers
• Measuring and valuing work to support customer invoicing and supplier payments whilst positively managing project cash flows
• Leading and motivating commercial staff whilst building collaborative relationships with customers, consultants and the supply chain

What are we looking for?

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

• You have strong communication skills with demonstrable experience working effectively with multidisciplinary teams, clients and supply chains
• You hold relevant qualifications such as a Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying
• You have proven experience in a similar commercial role within construction
• You possess excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
• You are confident using IT packages including Microsoft Office and bespoke systems

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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case‑by‑case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre‑employment checks.