Senior Quantity Surveyor in Brighton

Energy Jobline ZR; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and engineering firm in the UK seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial support on a £1bn framework. The candidate will manage financial performance forecasts, lead a team, and ensure compliance with contractual obligations. A relevant degree and significant experience, particularly in the Water sector, are required. Flexible working hours are available.

Benefits

Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%

Life Assurance

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Discounts on go-to brands

Free Health and wellbeing services

Training and development schemes

Electric Vehicle Leasing

Paid volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior commercial capacity, preferably in the Water sector.
• Experience with NEC forms of contract and current Construction Law.
• Experience chairing meetings and managing subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Manage a £40m package of works and junior QS's.
• Provide financial and contractual performance forecasts.
• Work closely with the Commercial Team on strategy and profitability.

Skills

Commercial management

Team leadership

Knowledge of NEC contracts

Procurement experience

Education

Relevant degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

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Job Description

We\'re looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Natural Resources Team. In this role you\'ll provide commercial support to the project teams on our 7-year, c£1bn framework with Southern Water.

Location: Working from home and site/offices in Chatham, Kent or Falmer, East Sussex

Contract: Permanent, Full Time – flexible and part time hours may be available if desired, just let us know

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

Responsibilities

We\'re looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our NRNN business unit Water business unit looking after the Southern Water Framework. The successful candidate will provide commercial support to the project teams, maintaining commercial information and ensure compliance with contractual requirements. Liaising with the customer and third parties on commercial issues you\'ll look at agreement of variations, claims and any additional payments. The role will support the Commercial Manager and MQS delivering work for AMP 8 in clean and wastewater.

Your day to day will include:

• Management of a £40m package of works on including the management of a team of junior QS\'s mentoring and nurturing their development to assist with the following tasks where applicable.
• Providing commercial input including financial and contractual performance forecasts to the management team. Help ensure that business targets and KPI\'s are met / exceeded
• Working closely with the wider Commercial Team to advise on commercial strategy to ensure successful conversion of opportunities and profitability of work undertaken.
• Assessing, reviewing and mitigating commercial and contractual risks and implement Kier Group\'s policies for risk management.
• Ensure robust, accurate and timely cost and value reporting at project level and preparing as well as updating monthly VCR\'s, cost and produce, accurate forecasts and budget information.

What are we looking for?

This Senior Quantity Surveyor is great for you if you have:

• A relevant Degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying.
• Proven experience in a senior commercial capacity managing teams of significant size. Preferably in the Water sector and or within regulated utilities.
• Knowledge and experience of NEC forms of contract as well as current Construction Law.
• Experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates, and accruals calculations.
• Experience in procurement and working alongside procurement team to implement programme and project procurement strategy goals.

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

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.

There\'s never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

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.

and 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 and 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 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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier #LI-CH1

Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, Life Assurance, Enhanced Family Friendly Policies, Discounts on go-to brands, Free Heath and wellbeing services, Training and development schemes, Electric Vehicle Leasing, Paid volunteering leave.

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