Job Description

We\'re looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Kier Regional Civil Engineering Southwest team. Within this role you can enjoy 26 days annual leave, sharesave scheme, family friendly policies and even more.

Location: Southwest

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Competitive + benefits

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will work independently managing specific areas of the project. The candidate will have overall day-to-day commercial responsibility for the delivery of the works from inception to completion. This includes subcontract management, VCR management, change control, forecasting, final accounting. The candidate will be supported by the wider team including Senior QS, MQS and the Commercial Manager.

Your day-to-day will contain:

• Prepare Monthly and final applications for payment.
• Placing and subsequent financial management of sub-contract agreements.
• Provide assistance, guidance and support to the operational teams in the areas of: Contract Compliance, the financial impact of decisions; Value maximisation/cost saving techniques; Procurement strategy
• Accurately monitor, forecast and report project cost and value.
• Ensure all contractual notifications are correctly in place.

What do we need from you?

This role of Quantity Surveyor is great for you if:

• You have experience on NEC contracts with Target Costs
• You have experience within the construction or civils industry
• You have excellent IT skills including the use of the Microsoft business suite
• You have experience of Oracle and Causeway accounting systems
• You have experience of framework civils/utilities contracts

We\'re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don\'t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

We\xe2\x80\x99re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more.
• professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.
• pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)
• Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.
• employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our .

Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We\xe2\x80\x99re proud of the steps we\xe2\x80\x99ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier\xe2\x80\x99s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives. You can see more about our .

Closing Date: 17 September 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early

Kier Group