Assistant Project Quantity Surveyor - 8199

London and Quadrant Housing Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan (excellent)

Annual leave 28–31 days + BH

Health Cash Plan

Life assurance

Volunteer days

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

London and Quadrant Housing Trust is seeking an Assistant Project Quantity Surveyor to join our Commercial Team in London. The role focuses on financial and contractual administration, cost control and value for money across projects, with hybrid working and a focus on obtaining best value from subcontractors.

You will support cost forecasting, manage subcontractors, and work under Senior Quantity Surveyors to ensure contractual entitlements are achieved.

Qualifications

• Working toward Degree or HNC in a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience measuring subcontractor accounts and cost control.
• Experience managing contractor performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial and contractual administration of workstreams and projects.
• Manage subcontractors and suppliers to achieve best value for programme.
• Support contract and subcontract administration for Senior QS review.
• Collaborate with operational colleagues to observe contractual processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numerate

Data interrogation

Contract management

Subcontractor management

Commercial awareness

Measurement methods NHFs

Education

Degree or HNC underway

Job description

Title: Assistant Project Quantity Surveyor

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, 35 hours

Salary: £37,451 per annum to £41,045 per annum (London weighted salary)

Grade: 7

Reporting Office: London, Stratford

Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date: 5th October 2026 at 11pm

Interview Dates: 13th October 2026, face to face interviews at our Stratford, London office.

Benefits include:

• Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution)
• 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• non-contributory life assurance
• up to 21 hours volunteering paid days
• lifestyle benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• many more ...

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

L&Q reserves the right to not progress applications for candidates who have had one unsuccessful application/interview process with L&Q for the same or similar role in the previous 12 months.

Join our Commercial Team at L&Q:

We are looking for a Commercial Professional with some Quantity Surveying experience to join the Property Services team in the position of Assistant Quantity Surveyor. The Assistant Quantity Surveyors work closely with the Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors to ensure cost control and value for money in our operations.

The Assistant Quantity Surveyors are responsible for the financial and contractual administration of workstreams and projects carried out by L&Q, ensuring that general quantity surveying duties are performed to the highest standard and ensuring full contractual and monetary entitlement in the most advantageous terms L&Q.

The postholder will take ownership of the project and workstream to ensure all costs and required contracts are in place. Manage L&Q's subcontractors and suppliers to always achieve best value to a programme whilst protecting the business contractually and providing accurate financial forecasting. Accountable for savings for project

The postholder will be assisting in the implementation of mitigation strategies for immediate implementation of all matters relating to contract and subcontract for review by Senior Quantity Surveyor.

You will support all Operational Colleagues and all other relevant colleagues to ensure that all significant project issues and correspondence and all necessary contractual processes have been observed.

Candidates will have previous experience of measuring subcontractor accounts and implementing cost control techniques. They will also have experience in managing contractor performance.

Your impact in the role:

• Strong analytical skills and must be highly numerate and data interrogation skills
• Experience of managing principal and subcontractor arrangements and relationships
• Commercial Awareness with good legal/contractual knowledge
• Competent in the use of standard methods of measurement - This should include Schedule of Rates (NHFs)

What you'll bring:

• Working toward Degree or HNC level in a related discipline or equivalent substantial experience

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email [e-mail]

About L&Q:

We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework , which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion.

We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.