Were looking a Quantity Surveyor to join our Transportation team in Lune Gorge, Cumbria.
The full job description covers all associated skills, previous experience, and any qualifications that applicants are expected to have.
In this role, youll be responsible for assisting with the control of costs, maximising value, minimising future liabilities and maintaining the required standard of quality and safety on a range of contracts.
A full driving licence is an essential requirement for this role.
Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference.
Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.
Location : Lune Gorge, Cumbria
- travel to the office required with remote working available Hours : Permanent Fulltime 45 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us Salary : £40,000
- £50,000 per year £5k annual car allowance benefits We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for? As a Quantity Surveyor, youll manage the commercial resources (finance) of the assigned project (or section) to maximise planned gross margin through the placement and control of contracts and subcontracts.
Your day to day will include: Provide commercial expertise to contracts, to include the production and submission of valuations, claims, budget monitoring, and contract/workstream performance data Provision of and monitoring against forecast information for your given work packages Assess, review and mitigate commercial and contractual risks and implement Kier Groups policies for risk management Support the authorisation and submission of project variations.
To authorise the placement of contracts, subcontracts, material and plant orders What are we looking for? This role of Quantity Surveyor is great if you have: A relevant academic qualification in a Construction related degree Prior experience working in a commercial role for a contractor Experience with a variety of contract forms Excellent Communication skills both written and verbally Rewards and benefits Were 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.
Were proud of the steps weve taken so far, but we know we must always do more.
Our employees are key in shaping Kiers 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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