Assistant M&E Quantity Surveyor

your Jared; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Company Pension

Healthcare

Job summary

The Assistant M&E Quantity Surveyor role is based in Cambridge, with a salary range of £30,000–£40,000 and benefits including car allowance, pension and healthcare.

You will support the commercial and operations teams by helping prepare project costs, tender documents, budgets and sub‑contract orders, aiding cost control.

The role suits a newly qualified QS or someone moving from the tools, seeking guidance from an experienced team across pre‑construction to close‑out on projects up to £10M.

Qualifications

• Experience in the M&E industry or recent quantity surveying graduate.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing project costs and contracts.
• Assist preparing tender documents, budgets, bills of quantities and other documentation.
• Collaborate with quantity surveyors and project managers, assisting with risk management and cost control throughout the lifecycle of the project to ensure successful project delivery.
• Review client payment notices.
• Help produce subcontract orders for supply chain.
• Support communication between clients, subcontractors and internal teams to ensure a smooth flow of information.

Job description

Assistant M&E Quantity Surveyor

Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary:: £30,000 - £40,000

Benefits

• Car allowance
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Company Pension
• Healthcare

A leading M&E Contractor are looking for an Assistant M&E QS to join their expanding team in Cambridge. The company provides M&E services to a wide range of clients and businesses across a multitude of sectors including Commercial, Education, Research & Technology, Healthcare, Leisure, Defence and Residential. These projects are typically valued up to £10M.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Assistant M&E QS to develop their career in quantity surveying within a supportive environment. The role is open to a newly qualified quantity surveyor graduate, someone with experience in the mechanical or electrical industry looking to come off the tools, or step away from supervision, who is keen to gain valuable knowledge and guidance to various stages of the project lifecycle, from pre-construction to project close out from an experienced commercial team.

The successful candidate will be assisting the commercial and operations teams by helping manage all M&E financial and contractual aspects from initial calculations to the final account.

As the Assistant M&E QS you will have the following responsibilities:

• Assist in preparing project costs and contracts.
• Assist preparing tender documents, budgets, bills of quantities and other documentation.
• Collaborate with quantity surveyors and project managers, assisting with risk management and cost control throughout the lifecycle of the project to ensure successful project delivery.
• Review client payment notices.
• Help produce subcontract orders for supply chain.
• Support communication between clients, subcontractors and internal teams to ensure a smooth flow of information.

Successful applicants will have the following qualifications and experience:

• Experience in the M&E industry or recent quantity surveying graduate.
• Overall knowledge of a wide variety of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with a keen eye for detail.
• The ability to work under pressure to meet set deadlines.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong IT skills using Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.