Senior Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group · Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

FULL TIME

Job Description

We're looking for a Senior Project Surveyor to join our Durham County Council NETPark team based in Sedgefield / Hebburn.

Location: Sedgefield / Hebburn

Hours: 40 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.

Join us on an exciting major scheme for Durham County Council, delivering the third phase of a significant expansion at one of the UK's premier science, engineering, and technology parks. The £61m North East Technology Park (NETPark) will create up to 232,000 square feet of flexible laboratory, office, production and storage space. As Senior Project Surveyor, you'll work alongside the commercial lead, managing a large supply chain and ensuring excellent commercial outcomes are achieved throughout delivery to completion.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Project Surveyor, you'll be working within the commercial team, supporting them in managing cost, risk and value for money across this major project. Your day to day will include:

Managing applications for payment from sub-contractors and preparing client applications

Negotiating with the supply chain to achieve best value and awarding work packages

Monitoring actual expenditure against budgets through Cost Value Reconciliation Reports

Ensuring all variations are properly costed and logged in line with contract conditions

Mentoring and supporting more junior commercial staff

What are we looking for?

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

You have experience working on commercial construction projects with strong knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts

You've delivered high value projects ranging from £20M up to £100M within a Main Contracting organisation

You hold a relevant degree, HND or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying

You're confident dealing with client representatives, sub-contractors and internal stakeholders

You hold a Full driving licence

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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Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Description

Company	Kier Group
Location	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	general