Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Southampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join Kier Places – Building Solutions, based in Basingstoke or Southampton. You will manage commercial resources on refurbishments, maximise profitability and support a collaborative team environment across projects valued £5m-£15m.

Responsibilities include tendering, subcontractor management, variations, and cash-flow control, while leading commercial staff and maintaining strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying
• Experience in a similar commercial role within construction
• Strong communication with multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Proficient with IT packages including MS Office and bespoke systems

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial resources to maximise planned gross margin through contract placement and control
• Tender, evaluate and appoint subcontractors and place orders for materials and plant
• Identify, negotiate and agree project variations with customers and suppliers
• Measure and value work to support invoicing and cash flow
• Lead and motivate commercial staff and build relationships with customers, consultants and supply chain

Skills

Strong communication

Organisational skills

IT packages

Education

Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying

Tools

MS Office

Bespoke systems

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.