Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Project Surveyor

Location: Sedgefield / Hebburn

Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired

Sponsorship: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

About the 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.

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

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.

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. 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.