Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEP)

Kier Group plc; Greater London, Addlestone; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Mechanical & Electrical team in London. This role involves managing a complex construction project, ensuring legal compliance, and leading junior staff. Ideal candidates will have prior commercial experience in the construction industry, particularly with MEP projects, and are encouraged to apply even if they don't meet every qualification. Join Kier and help shape a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Commercial role for a contractor is required.
• Familiarity with MEP projects and various contract forms is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with procurement strategy and manage project cashflows.
• Provide legal advice on orders and changes, and handle subcontractor administration.
• Lead and manage junior staff while meeting workload targets.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Team collaboration

Job description

Do you want to join a growing MEP Business within a Tier 1 Contractor?

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

This role will join a large scale, complex development in the Weybridge area where we're delivering a new build Laboratory and Research Facility.

Location: London.

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

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be joining the Kier Mechanical & Electrical team.

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, we're ideally looking for:

• Prior experience working in a Commercial role for a contractor, ideally with MEP exposure.
• Experience with a variety of contract forms.
• The ability to work collaboratively and 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, 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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier

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