Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group plc.; Wisley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the Water Treatment Works Upgrade team based in Wisley, Surrey. The role focuses on commercial management for a construction phase project, with a collaborative commercial team ensuring delivery on time and within budget.

Responsibilities include valuations, cashflows, cost reporting and providing contractual guidance on orders and changes. The position is 45 hours per week with some flexibility; sponsorship is not offered.

Qualifications

• A construction related degree is required.
• Must hold a full driving licence.
• Demonstrable experience in a commercial role for a contractor, Civils exposure preferred.
• Experience with a variety of contract forms is essential.
• Collaborative and team-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with procurement strategy, manage subcontract inquiries and tender reviews.
• Manage valuations, cashflows, turnover forecasts, and monthly cost reports.
• Provide legal and contractual advice on orders and changes, handle notices and subcontractor admin.
• Drive commercial initiatives, create margin improvement plans, support team in opportunities.
• Lead and manage junior staff, meet workload targets, deadlines, and tasks.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Contract forms experience

Team leadership

Full driving licence

Education

Construction related degree

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Water Treatment Works Upgrade team based in Wisley STW, Surrey.

Location: Wisley STW, Surrey

Hours: 45 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.

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll play a key role in the commercial management of an exciting Water Treatment Works Upgrade project. Working within a supportive and collaborative commercial team, you'll help ensure the successful delivery of this construction phase project, whilst developing your skills and contributing to innovative solutions.

What will you be responsible for?

• Ensuring compliance with the project's procurement strategy, including subcontract inquiries and tender reviews
• Managing valuations, project cashflows, and turnover forecasts, including monthly cost reports and progress records
• Providing legal and contractual advice on orders and changes, handling notices and subcontractor administration
• Driving commercial initiatives, producing margin improvement plans and supporting team members in maximizing opportunities
• Leading and managing junior staff, ensuring workload targets, deadlines, and commercial tasks are met

• You hold a relevant academic qualification in a Construction related degree
• You hold a Full driving licence
• You have demonstrable experience working in a Commercial role for a contractor, ideally with Civils exposure
• You have experience with a variety of contract forms
• You enjoy working collaboratively as part of a team

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, we can have a chat.

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.