Quantity Surveyor

Kier Group


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Newton Abbot
Contract type: Full time
We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Construction team, on an exciting project at HMP Channing's Wood Prison.

Location: Newton Abbot, South Devon

Contract: Permanent, full-time

What will you be responsible for?

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will be working on a major Government construction contract that will provide a critical asset to the local area.

Within the role, you'll be working within the Commercial Team, supporting them in building projects that support and develop the local communities.

Your Day To Day Will Include

  • Working alongside the project delivery team, you will ensure the contractual control and cost management of projects across different sectors.
  • Having exposure to the full project lifecycle with involvement across pre-construction through to project delivery
  • You will manage the commercial aspects of subcontract accounts from procurement to interim and final account agreement and be involved with the final account negotiation to ensure the best possible outcome.


What are we looking for?

This role of Quantity Surveyor is great for you if:

  • Ideally you will have experience from a similar role within the construction industry
  • Strong understanding of contract administration, procurement, and change management processes.
  • You'll be proficient in the use of MS Office, particularly Excel


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.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier

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