Senior Quantity Surveyor
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Scott Mitchell
Benefits
Life assurance
Private medical insurance
Additional holiday purchase opportunities
Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
Enhanced family leave & policies
Share plan schemes
Free health & wellbeing services
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Green car scheme
Senior Quantity Surveyor
We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Girvan Primary School team based in Girvan / Stepps office.
Location: Girvan Primary School / Stepps office
Hours: 40 hrs 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.
Join us as a Senior Quantity Surveyor and take the commercial lead on an exciting new build primary school in Girvan. You'll be at the heart of this project during its construction phase, with further opportunities to contribute to demolition works and the development of an early years centre. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact whilst working collaboratively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Girvan Primary School team, supporting them in delivering commercial excellence and managing cost and risk. Your day to day will include:
- Managing and mitigating project costs and risks to enhance value for money whilst maintaining quality standards
- Preparing and submitting valuations, applications, and monthly Cost Value Reconciliation Reports
- Leading procurement activities including tender evaluations, contract negotiations, and subcontractor management
- Identifying and managing variations, compensation events, and change control processes
- Mentoring junior commercial staff and collaborating with project managers, design teams, and clients
What are we looking for?
This role of Senior Quantity Surveyor is great for you if:
- You have demonstrable experience managing high-value construction projects within a main contracting environment
- You possess strong working knowledge of NEC3/4 and JCT/SBCC suite of contracts
- You hold a degree or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying
- You have excellent negotiation, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to influence project outcomes
- You hold a Full driving licence
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.
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Location: Glasgow
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Vacancy ID: 12672
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Background check: None
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Closing date: 6 Nov 2026
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Contract type: Permanent
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Working hours: Full Time
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Flexible working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.
