Senior Quantity Surveyor

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Shropshire Term Service Contract team based in Shrewsbury. In this role you'll play a key role in supporting the delivery of essential road maintenance schemes for Shropshire Council.

The Shropshire Term Service Contract encompasses a wide range of activities including surfacing, surface dressing, drainage, structural repairs, winter maintenance, emergency response, and street scene services.

Location: Shrewsbury - hybrid working
Hours: Permanent Fulltime 37.5 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
Salary: £42,500 - £47,500 per year + private healthcare + £5,900 annual car allowance + benefits
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be involved in pricing schemes, managing valuations, processing payments, and preparing final accounts.

Your day to day will include:

• Managing the pricing of capital maintenance schemes including surfacing, surface dressing, drainage, and structural repairs
• Overseeing cost management for winter maintenance, emergency response, and street scene activities
• Assessing valuations, calculating payments, and managing the performance of allocated subcontractors
• Contributing to month-end Cost Value Reports and helping to identify issues, risks, and opportunities for improvement
• Supporting the commercial team with other duties as required from time to time

What are we looking for?

This Senior Quantity Surveyor opportunity would suit someone who brings:

• A strong background in quantity surveying, with extensive experience in a similar environment
• A degree in a commercial, construction, or related discipline
• Confidence using Microsoft Excel and digital tools to support commercial insight and reporting
• Well-developed numerical skills, coupled with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability to build strong working relationships and contribute effectively within a team

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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