Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join their team based in Greater London. In this role, you'll manage costs and value across multiple projects while ensuring quality and safety. Ideal candidates should possess a degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying, proven experience in the construction industry, and strong IT proficiency, especially in Excel. The firm emphasizes diversity and offers a range of benefits tailored to employee needs.

Benefits

Wide variety of tailored benefits

Opportunities for growth

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of experience in a similar role within the construction industry.
• Full Driving Licence is a requirement.
• Experience with a Tier 1 Main Contractor is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial resources for assigned projects.
• Provide expertise in valuations, claims, and budget monitoring.
• Assess and mitigate commercial risks in line with policies.
• Authorize and oversee variations and contracts.

Skills

Commercial resource management

Valuations and claims expertise

Contractual risk assessment

Strong IT proficiency (MS Excel)

Understanding contract issues

Education

Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying

Tools

MS Office tools

Job description

We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our team, based in London and Thames Valley.

Location

London and Thames Valley.

Hours

40 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.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within our talented London and Thames Valley team. You'll play a key role in managing costs, maximising value, and ensuring quality and safety across a range of projects.

Your day to day will include:

• Managing commercial resources for assigned projects to maximise planned gross margin,
• Providing expertise in valuations, claims, budget monitoring, and performance reporting,
• Assessing and mitigating commercial and contractual risks, in line with Kier policies,
• Authorising and overseeing project variations, contracts, and material orders.

What are we looking for?

This role of Quantity Surveyor is great for you if you have:

• A Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent experience),
• Proven experience in a similar role within the construction industry, a background with a Tier 1 Main Contractor is highly desirable,
• The ability to understand and respond to contract issues,
• Strong IT proficiency, especially in MS Excel and other MS Office tools,
• Full Driving Licence.

Make the journey. Leave a legacy.

Join Kier and live our values of collaboration, enthusiasm, and forward-thinking. We offer opportunities to grow your expertise and shape the future while working in an inclusive environment. Is this an environment you would like to be a part of? Then we would like to hear from you!

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier #LI-PS1