Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEP)

Kier Group; Darlington; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEP) for a major commercial development in Darlington. This role requires overseeing commercial activities, managing valuations, and providing legal advice. Ideal candidates will have prior contractor experience, strong knowledge of building services, and leadership skills.

Benefits

Car allowance and travel expenses

Matched pension up to 7.5%

4 x Life Assurance

26 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Green Car Scheme

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a Commercial role for a contractor or consultancy.
• Experience with a variety of contract forms.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with procurement strategy and manage valuations.
• Provide legal and contractual advice on orders and changes.
• Lead and manage junior staff, ensuring workload targets are met.

Skills

Commercial role expertise

Understanding of building services

Collaborative working

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17.06.2025

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01.08.2025

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Job Description:

Kier Group are lookingfor a Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEP) to join Kier Mechanical & Electrical (KME) which is our internal MEP Self Delivery business.

This role will join a large scale, Commercial development in Darlington from PCSA right through to completion and will be working closely with our build partners, Kier Construction.

Location:Darlington, County Durham

Contract: Full Time, Permanent. Ask us about other flexible options.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEP), you'll be joining the Kier Mechanical & Electrical team overseeing the commercial activity for the building services.

What can you expect for your day to day?

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

What are we looking for?

In a Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEP), we're ideally looking for:

• Prior experience working in a Commercial role for a contractor or consultancy, ideally with a sound understanding of building services.
• Experience with a variety of contract forms.
• The ability to work collaboratively and part of a team.

What do we offer?

Core Benefits on top of your basic salary:

• Car allowance and travel expenses
• Matched pension up to 7.5%
• 4 x Life Assurance
• 26 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays and option to buy up to 5 additional days
• A range of family friendly policies see link to benefits page below
• Green Car Scheme
• 26 weeks maternity pay and 8 weeks paternity with option of shared parental leave
• Share buying incentives

Forour full benefits offering, follow the link below.

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.

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.

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