We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Severn Trent Framework based in Solihull with travel over the Midlands.
Location: Solihull with travel over the Midlands
Hours: 45 hours 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 a Quantity Surveyor, you'll be joining our Commercial team, working alongside Project Engineers, Procurement Coordinators, Planners, Site Team Leaders and Site Managers to deliver exceptional results on our water projects. You'll play a vital role in controlling costs, maximising value and maintaining quality standards whilst supporting the successful delivery of complex civil projects across the Midlands. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to meaningful infrastructure work that makes a real difference to communities.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Commercial team, supporting them in providing commercial excellence for project delivery.
Your day to day will include:
- Controlling costs, maximising value and minimising future liabilities whilst maintaining quality and safety standards
- Procuring subcontractors in line with commercial standards, ensuring best value for Kier and our clients
- Preparing accurate monthly and quarterly forecasts, cost analysis and cost to complete documentation
- Assessing contractor valuations, applications for payment and preparing monthly submissions to clients
- Compiling final accounts and client reports whilst managing internal and subcontractor queries
What are we looking for?
This role of Quantity Surveyor is great for you if:
- You hold a degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying with sound commercial and business knowledge
- You have experience working with complex civil projects within the water industry
- You possess excellent organisational, planning and time management skills with the ability to work to demanding deadlines
- You have experience working with NEC suite of contracts
- You hold a full driving licence
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.
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.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier .
