Quantity Surveyor

This is an exciting opportunity to manage the commercial resources of assigned projects, maximising planned gross margin through the placement and control of contracts and subcontracts. You'll play a key role in assessing and mitigating commercial risks, managing cash flow, and building strong relationships with customers and suppliers. Working on projects across key sectors including education, health, defence, and aviation, you'll be part of a team that values long-term partnerships and collaborative working.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Construction team, supporting them in delivering successful projects across the region. Your day to day will include:

-Managing commercial resources to maximise planned gross margin and support project profitability

-Appointing contractors and subcontractors, and placing orders for materials and plant

-Measuring and valuing work to support customer invoicing and supplier payments, managing project cash flow

-Leading and motivating commercial staff, promoting collaborative relationships across project teams

-Assessing, controlling and mitigating commercial and contractual risks while building strong client relationships

You have strong communication skills and experience working effectively with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and supply chains

-You hold relevant qualifications in Quantity Surveying

-You have demonstrable experience in a similar commercial role within construction

-You possess excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines

-You're flexible, collaborative, and able to work both independently and as part of a team

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.