Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Location: Kent
Project Based/Office, with flexibility for occasional remote working
We are looking for an experienced and talented Assistant Quantity Surveyor to assist the Project Surveyor with quantity surveying duties in conjunction with other team members and provide effective financial and contractual control on all contracts allocated within the Southern Home Counties Business unit. This position is project based, with flexibility for occasional remote working.
About Our Clients
Our clients provide national construction services to private and public sector customers across a range of markets. Together, we create great results for our customers, partners, and people. Our clients are among the UK’s most successful Tier 1 contractors. As progressive and ambitious companies, they offer employees a safe and rewarding working environment.
About the role:
You will be working within our Construction London & Home Counties business, where you will:
Undertake costing activities, under direction, utilising a sound working knowledge of the cost coding structure for the project.
Measure completed works for allocated sections of the project, for interim and final accounts, including recording agreements with client and/or subcontract representatives.
Provide comprehensive financial and surveying-related information as required by senior management, including monthly performance review meetings.
Measure the works for payment and final account purposes.
Ideally, you will have:
Experience in the main contracting market with the desire to engage with project teams to develop commercial awareness, DFE & D&B experience.
What are we looking for?
As an experienced Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will have a good understanding of construction techniques and a BSc or HND (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or other equivalent commercially related subject, and CIOB or RICS Membership.
You should also have strong knowledge of collating and/or producing site records necessary for interim and final account payments and cost reports, including materials received records.
To thrive in our clients’ business, you should share a passion for the project at hand and enjoy working in an inclusive and hardworking team environment. Our clients encourage collective effort, challenging each other to succeed and fostering a community where voices are heard and respected.
What can we offer you?
Working in our Kent business, you will be part of a growing and dynamic team passionate about what they do and embracing the challenge and pace of a hardworking and fun construction environment. No day will be the same, and we challenge each other to deliver what’s right for our customers.
Our culture is important to us and defines our approach. We are inclusive, supportive, and team-focused and take pride in our longstanding and committed relationships with supply chain partners.
Our culture places a huge amount of trust in our team – we all know what is expected of us and are committed to delivering as individuals and as a team.
Our people in London and Home Counties work as a team to achieve our Perfect Delivery philosophy. The success of this strategy to: find – win – deliver – repeat has yielded a healthy forward order book, enabling us to focus on strengthening our long-term work-winning capability in our primary sectors of education, public sector frameworks, civic buildings, leisure, investment-linked opportunities, and healthcare.
Our clients recognise the vital role employees play in achieving goals. They develop and promote employees who share their sense of dedication. Their strength lies in their people, whose skills, knowledge, and integrity keep them at the forefront of the industry.
If you are interested in furthering your career in an inclusive and supportive environment, apply to us today.
Equality Statement
Our clients seek to recruit the best person for each role, based on merit alone and free from bias. They’re committed to treating all job applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their background, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
They recruit individuals who embody core values of professionalism, expertise, and trust, creating a diverse and culturally rich organisation.
Our clients are committed to collaborating with skilled and dedicated people, recognising valuable experience gained outside of the industry. They welcome and fully support Veteran and Service Leaver applicants for all roles within the business.
They celebrate diverse teams, creating an inclusive, collaborative, and rewarding workplace. They hire the best in the industry, providing support to achieve goals and challenging employees to make a real impact on the business. If you want to join an organisation that sees and harnesses what makes you unique, apply to us today.
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Our goal is to create a workplace built on acceptance, respect, and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong and can contribute meaningfully. We encourage applicants of all religions, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities, and family or parental statuses. Our clients are equal opportunities employers and are accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. They are also Investors in People organisations