Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group · Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

FULL TIME

Job Description

We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Construction team based in Cardiff, Wales.

Location

Cardiff, Wales

Hours:

42.5 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 Quantity Surveyor, you'll play a key role in managing the commercial resources of your assigned project. You'll be part of a team that values collaboration and excellence, working to maximise project profitability whilst building strong relationships with clients, contractors and the wider supply chain. This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects across sectors including education, health, defence and aviation, where your expertise will help deliver sustainable and innovative construction solutions.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Construction team, supporting them in delivering successful project outcomes. Your day to day will include

Managing commercial resources to maximise planned gross margin and support project profitability

Appointing contractors and subcontractors, and placing orders for materials and plant within delegated authorities

Measuring and valuing work to support customer invoicing and supplier payments

Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers, contractors and subcontractors

Identifying contractual and commercial risks and proposing mitigation strategies

What are we looking for?

This role of Quantity Surveyor is great for you if

You have clear communication skills with experience working effectively with multidisciplinary teams, clients and the supply chain

You hold relevant qualifications such as a Degree or HNC in Quantity Surveying

You have demonstrable experience in a similar role

You possess strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines

You're comfortable using IT packages including Microsoft Office and bespoke software

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.

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