We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team based in Birmingham. This is a full-time permanent role working Monday to Friday.
As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will provide commercial support to senior surveying staff on one or a number of projects to ensure that projects are procured and delivered within budget and to the highest quality whilst exceeding our customers’ expectations.
An Assistant Quantity Surveyor will be provided with training and full support, including support pursuing academic qualifications and/or through the allocation of an experienced mentor to support the development journey.
The Project
Assistant Quantity Surveyor duties and responsibilities will include the following:
1. Ensure the company secures its full entitlement within the parameters of the Contract.
2. Input of timely and accurate information, including direct operative and subcontractor/supplier information and the application of the schedule of rates.
3. Cost allocation of purchase orders and invoices including checking against order values.
4. Monitoring and analysis of management information relating to material and subcontractor spend.
5. Supporting the SQS in the preparation and timely reporting of information including: Cost Value Reconciliations (CVR), Cost Value Comparison (CVC), and management accounts, providing governance of budgets through robust cost control.
6. Onboarding suppliers, this will include overseeing subcontractor order compliance.
7. Maintain a high-quality telephone manner.
8. Provide direct support to the commercial management function.
Essential and Desirable Criteria
Essential criteria:
* Excellent numeracy and organisation skills.
* Use data interrogation skills.
* Excellent IT knowledge including a high level of Excel skills (incl. V-Lookup, Pivot tables, and formula development).
* Basic contractual awareness.
* Negotiating and communication skills.
Desired criteria:
* Knowledge of NHF SOR codes.
* Re measurement skills.
* Commercial contractor exposure.
* Previous social housing repairs and maintenance/voids experience.
Personal Qualities
At Fortem, we look for a balance of skills and experience but just as important to us are your values and behaviours.
We are looking for people to join our team aligned to our values which are:
* Are honest and trustworthy.
* Consistently exceed expectations.
* Take ownership of tasks and see things through.
* Meet deadlines.
* Go the extra mile.
* Respect and value other ideas.
Additional Information
Benefits include:
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off (or the nearest Friday/Monday, if it falls on a weekend).
* Generous Sick Pay.
* Pay review every January.
* 26 weeks full pay maternity leave.
* 8 weeks full pay paternity leave.
* Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms.
* Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee.
* Other benefits including dental care, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider discounts & more.
About Us
Here at Fortem, we are passionate about people, with a real focus and drive around continuous development. We strongly believe that this passion has allowed us the success we have enjoyed in recent years.
Above everything else, you will be joining a values-based business: our values are at the centre of every activity we undertake.
Having the right talent, coupled with the right culture and values, ensures that we have a sustained future and a trusted brand in our respective markets.
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