Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Quantity Surveyor Kier Group in Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom, is seeking a skilled professional to join our United Utilities Framework based in Warrington. The role offers remote working with occasional travel to the office and involves day-to-day commercial responsibility from inception to completion.

You will manage budgets, commercial inputs, and cashflow, administer NEC3/4 contracts, and develop junior team members within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying.
• Experience in a similar role within framework civils or utilities contracts.
• Proven experience administering NEC3/4 contracts with Target Costs.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build client relationships.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, costs, and commercial elements of projects.
• Oversee procurement, subcontract management, and change control procedures.
• Prepare monthly applications for payment and monitor cashflow.
• Provide commercial input and forecasts to management and client.
• Develop and support junior team members.

Skills

NEC3/4 Contracts

Budget & Cost Management

Stakeholder Communication

Driving Licence

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor Kier Group•Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom

We’re looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our United Utilities Framework based in Warrington.

Location:

Warrington - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.

Hours:

45 hours - 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 support the delivery of United Utilities’ largest AMP programme to date. The programme includes a substantial portfolio of wastewater treatment plant upgrades, chemical removal projects, bio-resource enhancements, and bathing water investments. As part of our collaborative team, you’ll take day-to-day commercial responsibility for delivering projects from inception to completion, working within a supportive environment where your expertise will make a real impact.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you’ll be working within the commercial management team, supporting them in delivering successful project outcomes.

Your day to day will include:

• Managing budgets, costs, and commercial elements of projects, driving profit and cash whilst mitigating risk
• Overseeing procurement, subcontract management, and implementing contract change control procedures
• Preparing monthly applications for payment and monitoring cashflow to maximise our cash position
• Providing commercial input and financial forecasts to the management team and client, ensuring business targets and KPIs are exceeded
• Developing and supporting junior team members, fostering a collaborative and inclusive working environment

What are we looking for?

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

• You hold a degree in Quantity Surveying
• You have experience in a similar role, particularly within framework civils or utilities contracts
• You have proven experience administering NEC3/4 forms of contract with Target Costs
• You possess excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong client relationships
• 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.

Full-time