Quantity Surveyor

We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our team based in Stepps / Girvan.

Location: Stepps / Girvan, Ayrshire
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.

We're seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join our team working on a large education project in Ayrshire. As a leading Tier 1 Construction contractor, we deliver high-value, technically complex projects across Scotland. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the successful delivery of a major scheme before progressing to other diverse projects within our portfolio.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the commercial team, supporting them in managing cost and risk whilst enhancing value for money on projects. Your day to day will include:

• Organising work packages for procurement and assessing sub-contractor returns to award work accordingly
• Negotiating with the sub-contractor supply chain to achieve best value
• Monitoring and measuring actual expenditure against budgeted project costs through CVR reports
• Managing applications for payment from sub-contractors and preparing applications for payment to clients
• Preparation of final accounts

What are we looking for?

This role of Quantity Surveyor is great for you if:

• You have demonstrable experience in a quantity surveying capacity within the main contractor environment
• You possess a relevant academic qualification in Quantity Surveying – Degree, HND or equivalent
• You have a strong understanding of NEC / JCT Contracts and project commercial management principles
• You have good all-round knowledge of construction work packages
• You're confident in dealing with client representatives, sub-contractors and internal stakeholders, and hold a Full driving licence

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.