Senior Quantity Surveyor
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Location
- Solihull, West Midlands Hours: Full time, permanent - 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 Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll play a vital role in managing the commercial aspects of our construction projects. You'll be responsible for maximising project profitability whilst building strong relationships with clients, contractors and your team. This is an opportunity to make a real impact, working on exciting regional projects where your expertise will be valued and your contributions will help shape successful outcomes.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Construction team, supporting them in delivering projects safely, on time, and to the required quality. Your day to day will include:
Managing commercial resources to maximise planned gross margin through effective contract placement and control
Appointing subcontractors and placing orders for materials and plant within delegated authorities
Measuring and valuing work to support customer invoicing and supplier payments, whilst positively managing project cash flows
Leading and motivating the project's commercial staff, fostering collaborative relationships across all functions
Assessing, controlling and mitigating commercial and contractual risks whilst providing accurate reports and forecasts
What are we looking for?
This role of Senior Quantity Surveyor is great for you if:
You have clear communication skills and experience working effectively with multidisciplinary teams, clients and the wider supply chain
You hold relevant qualifications - a Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying
You have experience in a similar role and demonstrate strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
You're confident using IT packages including Microsoft Office and bespoke systems
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.
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.
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