Quantity Surveyor

We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Grand Union Place team based in East London.

Location: Rainham, East London
Hours: 40 hours per week - 12 month FTC

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Join our Kier Places team on an exciting refurbishment project at Grand Union Place. This development involves the replacement of roofs and associated works across numerous blocks in an East London estate, forming part of our 15-year contract with L&Q for the Major Works Improvement Programme. As part of our collaborative team, you'll play a key role in managing the commercial aspects of this meaningful project, helping to improve homes and communities.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Commercial team, supporting them in maximising project profitability whilst maintaining excellent relationships with clients and suppliers. Your day to day will include:

• Managing commercial resources and maximising planned gross margin through effective contract placement and control
• Measuring and valuing work to support customer invoicing and supplier payments, ensuring optimal cash flow
• Appointing contractors and subcontractors, and placing orders for materials and plant within delegated authorities
• Proposing and negotiating contract variations with customers and suppliers
• Building strong relationships with clients, contractors and the wider supply chain to support successful project delivery

What are we looking for?

This role of Quantity Surveyor is great for you if:

• You have clear communication skills and experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, clients and suppliers
• You bring experience in a similar role, ideally with exposure to external refurbishment works
• You're highly organised with the ability to prioritise effectively and work to deadlines
• You're comfortable using IT packages including Microsoft Office and bespoke systems
• You hold relevant qualifications such as a Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying (desirable)

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.