Managing Quantity Surveyor
| Posting date: | 18 March 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 April 2026 |
| Location: | TA6 3JG |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10455 |
Summary
We're looking for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our Environment Agency team working on our major environmental project, Bridgwater Tidal Barrier
Location: Bridgwater
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.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in managing the commercial resources, processes, costs and contractual arrangements for the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier contracts. You'll be at the heart of delivering forecast turnover and margin through effective contract placement and excellent commercial management. Working within a collaborative environment, you'll help assess and mitigate commercial risks whilst maximising cash flow.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Managing Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the commercial team, supporting them in delivering the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier project to the highest standards.
Your day to day will include:
-Managing project budgets, forecasts and cost plans whilst estimating quantities and costs of materials, time and labour
-Understanding and implementing contractual obligations, deliverables and KPI requirements under NEC4 forms of contract
-Leading the procurement process, including preparing tender documents, evaluating bids and selecting subcontractors
-Negotiating contract terms that are favourable, equitable and protect Kier from commercial risk
-Identifying and assessing the impact of changes and compensation events, including producing contractual notifications
What are we looking for?
This role of Managing Quantity Surveyor is great for you if you hold:
-Excellent numerical and financial management skills
-Experienced in NEC4 contracts and have worked on large civil engineering projects
-Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
-Proficient in MS Excel and standard office applications, with experience in standard forms of contracts and cost control processes
-Strong people skills and team management
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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