Job Description

Position

: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Department:

Group-wide

Line Manager

: Managing Director

Assignment

: Permanent

Location

: Kimpton Premises

Start Date

: ASAP

Essential Skills / Qualifications / Attributes

Min 10years construction contractor project experience, 5years in Senior QS / Commercial Manager role. RICS Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS), or equal Chartered membership status. Relevant Quantity Surveying qualifications (HND, degree or equivalent). Strong live contract experience in all routine QS functions, particularly for M&E new build and refurbishment packages and commercial/industrial steel building envelope packages. Sound knowledge of contract law, strong experience in all matters of contract administration, controls, claims, and defence. Safe pair of hands in contract negotiations and dispute resolution. Naturally honourable, firm, and fair. Sound experience in financial forecasting, cashflow management, and supplier performance management. Highly organised and driven individual committed to delivering excellence through great teamwork, sound decision making, with thorough and timely communications. Alignment with our Company FIT values.

Desirable Skills:

Bid management experience, including tender reviews, estimating, and compilation of submissions. Value engineering experience. Experience of preparing and letting sub-contract packages. Experience of FM contract administration / management. Familiarity with administering NEC3, NEC4, JCT, FIDIC, MF1 contract suites.

General Statement:

The role requires a can-do, hands-on, pro-active approach and a tenacious, organised, character that is focussed on sustainable business success, while operating within our FIT values. It requires leadership qualities that will support and develop the already positive culture of the existing team to deliver at the highest possible level for stakeholders. This is a senior role that requires a capable team player who can confidently engage and negotiate at all levels internally and externally. The company meets flexibility with flexibility and they will need to be willing to go the extra mile to get the job done as the needs of the business requires, but the overriding requirement is to genuinely want to be a key part of the long term future success of the company.

Duties:

To undertake routine QS functions on the company's major projects directly, (and supporting others on minor projects as required), including leading on all applicable matters of contract financial administration, valuations, variations, applications, notices/claims, project cost and cashflow forecasting etc.

To review and negotiate acceptable project contract terms at bid/contract award stages (with the bid team), and to ensure discharge of the company's commercial contractual obligations on all live projects.

To proactively protect the company's commercial interests at all times. Key to this is ensuring appropriate, timely and thorough formal external communications, exceptional record keeping, and thorough understanding of the relevant contract and tools available to control commercial impacts, as well as using negotiation skills to good effect.

To ensure proper records are kept and timely actions taken in line with the contract to support or defend any claims. To properly prepare, substantiate, and submit all contract claims/defence including EOT, L&E Claims, Variation Claims etc.

To lead and support the various project delivery teams on commercial matters, and act as a central knowledge base for contractual matters as they arise - supporting and guiding them to structure appropriate commercial controls, and ensure these are implemented properly across the project teams as required.

To provide input to the company accounts team, bridging between departments to ensure timely two-way communication to improve reporting and financial planning.

To establish and maintain appropriate project cost controls, monitoring, and analysis. Focussed on margins, cash, and net profit, as well as customer retention, and maintaining a robust supply chain, they will be constantly seeking ways that the company can optimise its use of its resources and avenues for profitable organic growth.

To support bid teams on competitive tenders with known live data drawn from detailed cost analysis and/or records as required, and carrying out costing of variations and collate substantiation and provide narratives for claims etc.


None of what we do would be possible without a happy and engaged workforce. We believe in creating well-paid jobs with career progression and development opportunities where people can thrive.



Why join us?


A secure future with long-term career progression A competitive package with training and development opportunities A supportive environment - as proven by our 90% staff retention rate

About Kimpton

Why do the region's most reputable companies trust Kimpton to deliver their Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Services, HVAC, and commercial fit-outs?



Because our decades of experience, technical expertise, and commitment to sustainability help us build long-term relationships across sectors.



Each of our key divisions is led by specialist teams who manage projects independently, giving us the flexibility to assign the right experts at the right time--no matter the complexity.



Our specialist teams include:



MEP Projects Division - Complete Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing solutions, from plant room refurbishments to major projects. Traditional procurement or design and build, with seamless integration.



Turnkey Construction Division - End-to-end decarbonisation, commercial fit-out and refurbishment, delivered with technical precision.



Service & FM Division - Custom HVAC and Facilities Maintenance solutions that maximise energy efficiency, comfort and sustainability.



High-Rise Residential Division - Specialist design and build MEP for the Build to Rent, Purpose Built Student Accommodation and PRS sectors--delivered nationwide.



With a customer-first approach built on trust and transparency, we form lasting relationships that help us win -- and keep -- contracts with some of the region's most recognisable organisations, often for decades.



From hotels and hospitals to factories, universities and skyscrapers, clients count on Kimpton to future-proof their buildings.



60+ years of engineering excellence. Unrivalled expertise in MEP, commercial fit-outs, and HVAC



We are Kimpton - we are family

How to apply:

In the first instance, please send your CV and a Covering Letter that lets us know more about you and why you're the perfect fit for our team, to vacancies@Kimpton.co.uk