We are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join us at Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth where we are the preferred contractor to carry out heavy civil engineering construction in and around the Royal Navy dockyard.
Due to the site being a high Security Military Navy base, additional security checks will need to be made - BPSS/SC level of security clearance is required. These checks can take up to 8 weeks to process. Only candidates holding EU & NATO member passports can be considered for this role.
Location: Devonport Dockyard, PlymouthContract: Full Time, Permanent
Responsibilities of a Civils Senior Quantity Surveyor
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be working within the Major Projects team supporting us at Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth, where we are the preferred contractor to carry out a large complex building and heavy civil engineering construction in and around the Royal Navy dockyard.
Your day to day will include:
- Management of a £40m package of works on a Nuclear licensed site including the management of a team of junior QS' mentoring and nurturing their development to assist with the following tasks where applicable.
- Provide commercial input including financial and contractual performance forecasts to the management team. Help ensure that business targets and KPI's are met / exceeded.
- Ensure cash flow is maximised including ensuring payments are made and received on time.
- Preparation and review of monthly cost reports for area, together with review of results and consideration of trends with other contract team members
- Forecasting and monitoring spend against approved Client budgets.
What we are looking for?
This role of Senior Quantity Surveyor is great for you, if:
- Fully converse and experience of NEC Contracts
- Experience with the use of CEMAR desired but not essential
- Experience working with Coins / Causeway accounting systems.
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.
Rewards and benefitsWe'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 inclusionMaking 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.
Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance / Counter Terrorism Check (CTC), which takes place during/before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (Applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us - To read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit (url removed)/careers/making-ground). This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
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