Quantity Surveyor
Join Our Team as a Quantity Surveyor!
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We’re excited to invite a passionate Quantity Surveyor to join our Kier Places – Building Solutions South team, based in the vibrant locations of Salisbury, Basingstoke, or Southampton. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on secured environments projects with a key client, delivering high-quality construction projects valued between £5m - £15m.
Your Role and Responsibilities
As a Quantity Surveyor, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the commercial success of our projects. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Managing project finances to maximize gross margin and support budgeted profitability.
- Tendering, evaluating, and appointing subcontractors, consultants, and suppliers.
- Measuring, valuing, and agreeing work to support invoicing and payments.
- Identifying and negotiating contract variations with clients and the supply chain.
- Producing monthly commercial reports and accurate cost forecasts.
What We’re Looking For
This role is perfect for you if:
- You have experience in a similar quantity surveying role within the construction industry.
- You hold a relevant qualification (degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying is desirable).
- You possess strong communication skills and enjoy building relationships with diverse teams.
- You are organized, detail-focused, and thrive in collaborative environments.
- You are comfortable using IT packages, including Microsoft Office, and are eager to continue your professional development.
Working Conditions
This position requires a commitment of 40 hours a week. Please note that we are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role.
Rewards and Benefits
At Kier, we value our people and offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Join us and enjoy:
- Competitive salary and performance-related bonuses.
- Flexible working arrangements to support your work-life balance.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- A supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work. Our employees play a vital role in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and we are proud of the progress we’ve made. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check. We treat applicants with convictions on a case-by-case basis and do not discriminate based on conviction history.
Are you ready to make an impact? We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier!
