Assistant Quantity Surveyor
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Area | Durham, North East |
| Sector | Housing |
| Salary | £30,000 - £40,000 plus package depending on experience |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Matt Cassady |
| Job Ref | 18977 |
- Description
Our client is looking for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor ready to take a step up or an established Quantity Surveyor looking for progression. The role will be Site Based in Bishop Auckland on a minimum of two days a week on Site and the rest can be in the office in Newcastle. With a strong pipeline of work on multiple sites around the region this is a great opportunity for a career driven Quantity Surveyor.
What’s in it for you:
- Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees.
- Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice.
- Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover.
- Employee rewards portal with many more benefits.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Company car, car allowance or travel allowance.
- Competitive basic salary and annual bonus.
- Share save and share incentive schemes.
- Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary.
What you will be doing:
- Attend the site pre-start meeting to understand the construction issue drawings with the Senior / Quantity Surveyor.
- Assist with the compiling of tender packages for all sub-contract trades.
- Receive tenders and assist with the analysis sheet for each trade comparing tender levels.
- Assist with the issuing of sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy and Commercial Best Practice to budget and within programme requirements. Attend sub-contract pre-order meetings.
- Liaise with Build Department on sub-contractors’ performance and compliance with order conditions.
- Assist with the production of sub-contract orders to accord with site programmed build requirements in accordance with Group Policy and Group Rebate schemes and fully adjudicate prior to issue of documentation.
- To liaise with the Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor and provide all necessary forecast and site budget information to meet the business’s reporting requirements.
- Assist with the control and reporting of post contract cost movements to provide such monthly reporting as required by the Commercial Manager.
- Ensure invoices/applications for payments are processed in accordance with Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract.
- Immediately advise management of notification of impending claim or legal action arising from a disputed claim or payment from a Sub-Contractor/Service Provider.
- Where necessary, assist in determining a sub-contract order in accordance with Standard Terms and Conditions of Employment and liaise with Build Department in this respect.
- Diligently use the BMS and processes to manage site project administration, including orders, variations, valuations, etc.
- Assist in the regular review of materials on-site and material valuations.
- Settle all variation invoices/applications for payment in accordance with Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract.
- Assist with the certifying of retention releases on completion of the project.
- Assist with the preparation and agreement of sub-contract final accounts.
- Maintaining necessary systems to efficiently file and retrieve information and to allow others to do likewise in accordance with the Business Management System.
- Assist with maintaining final account schedules.
- Ensure to continue self-development and follow training plan.
- Attend departmental meetings as required.
- Deal with queries from colleagues.
- Maintain open lines of communication with colleagues in other regions.
- Ensure you have read the Company’s health and safety policies and procedures observe them at all times.
- Reporting any accidents or near misses immediately to your manager and record them in the accident book.
- Ensure your workplace is kept tidy and any hazards are eliminated or reported to your line manager.
- Wear appropriate protective clothing on site at all times.
- Attend all health and safety training as required by the Company.
What we need from you:
- Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality.
- HNC / Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying / Construction management or equivalent.
- A good understanding or building regulations and legal obligations.
- A good knowledge or construction methods and materials.
- Strong mathematical and IT ability.
- Good understanding of standard measurement rules.
- Strong Microsoft Excel knowledge.
- Ability to assess and analyse information.
- Good business sense.
- Good understanding of budget management.
- Negotiating and networking skills.
- Excellent communications skills.
- Able to work under pressure and accept criticism of work.
- Good team working skills.
- Accurate with an eye for detail.
- A methodical approach.
- Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require.
Desirable:
- HND/or Degree in Construction.
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Building, or working towards full membership, or,
- Working towards being a chartered member of the Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS)COINS systems management knowledge.
Ready to apply?? Call matt.cassady@linearrecruitment.co.uk on 07749495879 or send your CV.