Senior Quantity Surveyor

A Senior Quantity Surveyor is sought to join a team overseeing a £45 million new build high school and community campus project in Dalkeith. The role involves managing costs and cash flow, organising project work packages, negotiating with subcontractors, and preparing financial reports. Candidates should possess a degree in Quantity Surveying and experience within a main contractor environment, alongside knowledge of NEC/JCT contracts. The company values diversity and inclusion, offering benefits such as a matched pension scheme, life assurance, and enhanced family policies. Applications are welcomed for this flexible full-time position.

We’re looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team delivering a large education new build project in Dalkeith Location : Dalkeith,
– some flexibility to work from home Hours : 40 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us What will you be responsible for? As Senior Quantity Surveyor you will initially be working on a large new build high school and community campus in Dalkeith, delivering a modern facility valued £45M.

Working closely with the managing surveyor you will take a key role in managing the cost and cashflow through effective commercial management of sub contractors and client reps under the contract conditions.

Your day to day will include: Organising the division of projects into component work packages for procurement.

Assessing returns from sub-contractors and awarding work packages.

Negotiating with sub-contractor supply chain to achieve best value.

Managing applications for payment from sub-contractors Preparation of applications for payment to clients.

Monitoring and measuring actual expenditure against budgeted project expenditure in the form of CVR (Cost Value Reconciliation Reports) Preparation of final accounts What are we looking for? This role of Senior Quantity Surveyor is great for you if you can demonstrate.

Skills & Experience: Hold Degree (or equivalent) level in Quantity Surveying Experience working within the main contractor environment on similar projects Have comprehensive knowledge of NEC / JCT Contract conditions Are able to create monthly CVR reports Comfort in dealing with client reps, sub-contractors and internal stakeholders Qualifications and Accreditations Degree in quantity surveying Full UK Driving Licence 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.

We look forward to seeing your application to joinkier LI-SM1 Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, Life Assurance, Enhanced Family Friendly Policies, Discounts on go-to brands, Free Heath and wellbeing services, Training and development schemes, Electric Vehicle Leasing, Paid volunteering leave.