Senior Quantity Surveyor

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Severn Trent team based in the Midlands.

Location: Midlands – covering Severn Trent area
Hours: 45 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.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting the commercial delivery of our design and build water and sewerage treatment works for Severn Trent Water. You'll lead a small team of commercial professionals, providing day-to-day commercial oversight from project inception through to completion. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership skills whilst working on meaningful infrastructure projects that serve local communities.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the commercial team, supporting them in delivering a diverse portfolio of water and sewerage treatment projects.

Your day to day will include:

• Leading and mentoring a small team of commercial professionals to deliver projects successfully
• Managing all commercial aspects including subcontract management, change control, forecasting and final accounting
• Preparing monthly and final payment applications, monitoring accounts against forecasts and maximising cash flow
• Assessing and mitigating commercial and contractual risks whilst ensuring compliance with NEC Target Cost contracts
• Building strong client relationships through regular financial updates and collaborative communication

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Quantity Surveyor is great for you if:

• You have experience in a similar role, particularly within framework civils or utilities contracts
• You're familiar with NEC contracts with Target Costs and have a solid background in construction or civils
• You hold a degree in Quantity Surveying and are working towards or have attained professional membership
• You possess excellent IT skills including Microsoft business suite, Oracle and Causeway accounting systems
• You hold a Full driving licence and have strong communication skills with client-facing experience

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities, you can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

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.