Assistant Quantity Surveyor

A quality led privately owned House builder are looking to recruit an Assistant Quantity Surveyor for house building schemes in their Warwick office.

The Role:
Working in the Commercial Team responsible for the financial performance of live house building projects.

Overall Responsibilities of the Role:

1. Project cost control – site budgets, value engineering, monitoring actual costs, monthly valuations, progress and stock on site.
2. Implement wherever possible value engineering solutions & strategy to optimise profit and efficiency for the business.
3. Attend project team meetings, sharing site budgets, cost variances.
4. Sub-contractor enquiries, analysis and orders, including Roads, sewers & Groundworks.
5. Labour only estimates. Sub-contractor valuations – progress, site measurements, variations, retentions, contra charges and final accounts.
6. Customer variations – site specific pricing, one off quotations, sub-contractor orders and monitoring costs.
7. Report on weekly sales completions.

The Company:
A quality Housebuilder who build private homes and have a variety of house types. They do things a little differently from the major house builders.

The Person:

It is likely you will have previously worked as either a Trainee Quantity Surveyor, Assistant QS or Surveyor in a similar house building environment. Alternatively, you may have a Quantity Surveying qualification and are looking for your 1st role.

Key Skills:

• Ability to form strong working relationships
• Effective organisation and team working skills
• Good planning and time management skills
• Good IT skills
• Excellent negotiating skills

Qualifications/Experience:
You will have either a HND or be Degree qualified, or experience as a trainee QS or Assistant QS.

If you feel that you have the correct skills for this role then please forward CVs to Adam Shaw on Email on the link provided.