Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Situ Construction; Basildon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction firm in Basildon is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team. The successful candidate will manage project costs, contracts, and risks, ensuring best value for diverse construction projects. Ideal applicants are detail-oriented with a keen interest in cost control in construction. This role offers a competitive salary, career progression opportunities, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Career progression in a rapidly expanding group

Collaborative team culture

Flexible / hybrid working arrangements

Qualifications

• Ambitious and detail-driven individual interested in commercial management.
• Confident with numbers, drawings, and project data.
• Motivated to develop into a fully rounded Quantity Surveyor.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate take-offs for estimating and project costs.
• Monitor project costs and analyze expenditure against budgets.
• Maintain accurate records of cost-related documents and contracts.

Skills

Attention to detail

Commercial management

Cost control

Organizational skills

Job description

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Location: Basildon | Hours: Monday-Friday 8.30am-5pm (40 hrs/week)

Holiday: 28 days per year including Bank Holidays | Start date: immediate start

About Us

• Situ Energy Ltd - delivering turnkey power solutions, with a focus on EV charging infrastructure and future-proof energy systems.
• Situ Construction Ltd - acting as Principal Contractor, delivering high-quality fit-out and general construction projects across a range of sectors.

Together, we are shaping the future of both the built environment and energy infrastructure through quality, innovation, and seamless execution.

The Role

We are seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to strengthen our commercial team across the commercial team. This is a key role, responsible for managing project costs, contracts, and risks while ensuring best value and supporting successful delivery.

You will have the opportunity to work across diverse projects — from EV charging rollouts and energy solutions to fit-out and construction schemes as Principal Contractor.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing Take-offs for estimating: Accurately measure completed works according to contract specifications and established protocols.
• Assist and undertaken estimating, including preparing BOQ's, compiling quantities, issuing ITT to the supply chain
• Measure completed work: Accurately measure completed works according to contract specifications and established protocols.
• Prepare interim valuations: Calculate fair and accurate valuations for completed work, ensuring timely payments to subcontractors.
• Monitor and track project costs: Analyse expenditure against budgets, identify potential cost overruns or savings, and report variances to the project quantity surveyor.
• Process change orders and variations: Assist with analysing and pricing change orders, updating budgets, and preparing documentation for approvals.
• Maintain project documentation: Organise and maintain accurate records of cost-related documents, contracts, and reports.
• Administer the contract
• Process subcontractor payments

Administrative Support:

• Prepare reports and presentations: Contribute to drafting reports on project costs, progress, and forecasts, and assist with creating presentations for internal meetings.
• Manage data and databases: Maintain the accuracy of project cost data in spreadsheets and databases and assist with preparing visualizations and analyses.
• Liaise with subcontractors and suppliers: Communicate with subcontractors on cost-related matters, obtain clarifications, and address minor queries.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Stay up-to-date on relevant construction regulations and cost management practices.
• Assist with training and development initiatives within the quantity surveying team.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the project quantity surveyor or team leader.

About You

• You are an ambitious and detail-driven individual with a strong interest in commercial management and cost control within the construction industry.
• You're organised, eager to learn, and confident working with numbers, drawings, and project data. You take pride in producing accurate work, communicating clearly with colleagues and suppliers, and supporting the successful delivery of projects.
• You enjoy being part of a team, take ownership of your tasks, and are motivated to develop into a fully rounded Quantity Surveyor.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work across two growing and complementary divisions — Energy (EV/Power) and Construction (Fit-out/General Contracting).
• Career progression in a rapidly expanding group.
• Collaborative, supportive, and ambitious team culture.
• Flexible / hybrid working arrangements