We're looking for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our Southern Water team based in Falmer/Chatham.

Location: Southern Water Offices, Falmer/Chatham - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.

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

Join our team at the heart of an exciting strategic partnership between Kier and Southern Water to deliver their ambitions for AMP 8 Water cycle. This is a rare opportunity to take on a key commercial leadership role in a collaborative environment where your expertise will be valued and your career growth supported.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Managing Quantity Surveyor, you'll be working within the Commercial team, supporting them in ensuring the commercial performance of contracts through effective management of resources and risk strategies. Your day to day will include:

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• Leading and developing the commercial team, nurturing talent and ensuring high performance
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• Providing robust commercial reporting, maintaining accurate cost and value management
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• Building positive relationships with clients and stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes
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• Managing subcontract letting, negotiation and financial accounting processes
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• Implementing effective risk management and mitigation strategies to achieve commercial targets
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What are we looking for?

This role of Managing Quantity Surveyor is great for you if:

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• You have a degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent qualification, preferably with RICS membership
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• You bring significant experience in senior commercial roles, ideally within the water sector or regulated utilities
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• You have a comprehensive understanding of NEC contracts and current Construction Law
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• You excel at building collaborative relationships with clients and supply chain partners
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• You're passionate about nurturing talent and creating an inclusive team environment
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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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.