We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Lune Gorge project team, playing a role in delivering one of the UK's major infrastructure projects. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career within civil engineering, supporting the commercial success of a high-profile scheme while working alongside experienced industry professionals. Could this be you?
Location: Nationwide – work location Tebay, Cumbria, with some remote working available
Hours: Permanent, Full time, 45 hours per week – flexible working arrangements can be discussed
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 per year + £5,000 annual car allowance + benefits
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role
What will you be responsible for?
As a Quantity Surveyor, you'll support the commercial management of a major civil engineering project, helping to control costs, maximise value and ensure strong financial performance throughout the project lifecycle. Working closely with commercial and operational teams, you'll contribute to the successful delivery of the scheme while developing your expertise within the construction and infrastructure sector.
Day to day responsibilities include:
- Supporting the commercial management of contracts and work packages to achieve project objectives and maximise profitability
- Preparing and submitting valuations, applications for payment, compensation events, claims and commercial reports in line with contractual requirements
- Monitoring project costs, forecasting financial performance and providing commercial insight to support decision-making
- Identifying commercial risks and opportunities, helping to mitigate issues and improve project outcomes
- Managing measurements, valuations and cash flow processes to maintain effective commercial control throughout project delivery
What are we looking for?
This role of Quantity Surveyor could be a great fit if you:
- Hold a degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related construction discipline
- Have a full UK driving licence and enjoy working within a site-based construction environment
- Bring experience from a commercial, quantity surveying or cost management role within construction, civil engineering, infrastructure or transportation projects
- Are confident using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, to analyse and manage commercial data
- Have strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
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.
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