Assistant Quantity Surveyor

The Assistant Quantity Surveyor role

We currently have an opportunity for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor for a Design & Build contractor. As Assistant Quantity Surveyor, the role will involve supporting the Senior QS on all commercial responsibilities for a £20 Million new build project in Oxfordshire.

Why you would want to work there

1. Projects local to where you live. With an established presence in the midlands, they enjoy a large degree of repeat, local, and diverse projects.
2. Real career opportunities and career paths. Their whole philosophy as a business is to promote from within and set clear milestones for people to advance their career and gain promotions.
3. Investment in your career and qualifications. A company that consistently invests in the careers of their people by paying for professional membership or funding new qualifications and training.
4. Job security. Financially stable and secure, the company carries zero debt and has a pipeline of work stretching into 2024 and beyond.
5. Financial reward. In addition to offering competitive salaries, their staff enjoy car allowances, pension, private healthcare, generous holiday entitlement, flexible benefits, travel allowances, expenses, and regular pay reviews.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor role and responsibilities

The Assistant Quantity Surveyor position will be responsible to a Senior QS - assisting on all commercial aspects of projects including:

1. Use of company systems and processes and applying best practice.
2. Subcontractor procurement from enquiry to order placement.
3. Manage subcontractor accounts from commencement of works through to negotiation and settlement of final account.
4. Prepare timely submission to client for payments.
5. Produce monthly Cost Value Reconciliation reports.
6. Liaise with and develop supplier and subcontractor relationships.
7. Manage risk throughout the project lifecycle.
8. Liaise with and develop client relationships.
9. Work closely with the Project Manager and operations teams.
10. Prepare all final accounts.

The company

The company is a large main contractor operating in the Oxfordshire Design & Build market from their regional offices. As a wider business, they undertake predominantly new build projects across a broad range of sectors including education, local authority, leisure, and commercial sectors with project values of between £2-40 Million.

The business has a turnover approaching £200 Million per annum, and they enjoy a large volume of repeat business on both single and two-stage Design & Build projects. As a business, they are privately owned, which gives the company a unique culture usually found in much smaller organisations; combined with their scale, this makes them unique in also being able to offer unrivalled opportunities for career development and advancement.

Requirements

Successful applicants will have a proven track record of undertaking the role of Assistant Quantity Surveyor for a main contractor who undertakes projects of a similar size and nature. In addition, successful applicants should hold a degree-level qualification in a construction discipline.

Construction Senior Talent and our partner clients are equal opportunities employers.

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