Quantity Surveyor

We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Construction team based in Exeter, Devon.

Location: Exeter, Devon
Hours: 42.5 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.

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll play a vital role in managing the commercial resources of your assigned project. You'll work to maximise planned gross margin, control contracts and subcontracts, and ensure strong cash flow through careful measurement and valuation of work. This is an opportunity to build lasting relationships with clients, contractors and suppliers whilst supporting the delivery of exciting regional building projects. You'll be part of a collaborative team that values innovation, quality and wellbeing.

What will you be responsible for?

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

• Managing project finances to maximise profitability and support budgeted outcomes
• Appointing contractors and subcontractors, and placing orders for materials and plant
• Measuring and valuing work to support invoicing customers and paying suppliers
• Building strong relationships with clients, contractors and subcontractors to fulfil contractual obligations
• Identifying commercial and operational risks and proposing ways to mitigate them

What are we looking for?

This role of Quantity Surveyor is great for you if:

• You have clear communication skills and experience working with multidisciplinary teams, clients and the supply chain
• You hold relevant qualifications in Quantity Surveying
• You have demonstrable experience in a similar role
• You possess strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
• You're comfortable using IT packages including Microsoft Office and bespoke software

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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