Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Fawkes & Reece Group; Beverley; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Choice of company car/car allowance

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Holidays

Company Pension Scheme

Development Opportunities

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece Group seeks an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to support a project based in East Yorkshire. The role includes mentoring junior staff and ensuring accurate cost control across the build programme.

You will manage costs, collaborate with subcontractors and internal teams, and contribute to value engineering while upholding Group policies and procedures. Commitment to quality and attention to detail is essential.

Qualifications

• Requires relevant qualification or strong Quantity Surveying experience.
• Experience with main contractor projects preferred.
• Understanding of the financial implications of build methods and sequences.
• Experience in new build housing/apartments and care home projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Actively manage build costs, cash flows, variations and budgeted information at site and plot level.
• Coordinate with associations, third-party providers and subcontractors to meet contractual terms.
• Assist with development and delegation of quant work to team while ensuring policy compliance.
• Procure subcontract trades in line with policies and ensure prequalification criteria are met.
• Provide detailed cost/budget analysis per development and cost item relative to the build programme.
• Maintain communications with stakeholders to support the regional business plan.

Skills

QS experience

Main contractor background

Cost control

Attention to detail

Education

Quantity Surveying qualification

Tools

Cost planning software

Job description

We are currently looking for Assistant Quantity Surveyors to help support a project based in East Yorkshire.

Job Introduction:

We're looking for someone who is passionate about working with colleagues within the Yorkshire region and across different disciplines with a keen attention to detail and accuracy when conducting the valuation process.

There will also be an element of mentorship in the role, providing support and sharing your knowledge with the junior members of the team, supporting their career as they support your work. This requires a genuine desire to support others, an element of patience, and strong people skills.

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will:

• Actively manage build and infrastructure costs, cash flows, cost movements and variations and budgeted financial information at site and plot level as per Group policies and processes.
• Manage the working partnership with Associations, third party providers and sub-contractors to ensure that all contractual terms are met and ensure that all orders are place, managed and settled as per Group policies and processes.
• Work closely with the team; assisting with their development; ensuring the correct quant and level of works are being delegated and ensuring they are working in accordance with Group policies and procedures.
• Procure all subcontract trades involving other internal departments, in accordance with the Group's policies and procedures ensuring the best value is obtained, and all subcontractor prequalification criteria has been supplied.
• Provide detailed cost/budget analysis on a development by development and cost item basis relative to the build programme to Contracts Managers and Site Management as required and provide advice and guidance on how build management can take advantage of cost reduction opportunities and mitigate and/or recover cost overruns.
• Actively manage communications with operational interfaces and internal and external stakeholders to achieve the regional business plan.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Main contractor background/experience
• A relevant qualification or good experience of Quantity Surveying
• A good understanding of the financial implications of the methods and sequences of build
• New build housing, apartments, extra care, care homes experience
• Happy to cover East Yorkshire
• Good awareness of codes of practice that impact on commercial matters e.g. Building Regulations, NHBC requirements, HSE etc
• Knowledge of Construction Design Management Regulations
• Good stakeholder management, with resilience and maturity to balance multiple priorities within a fast-changing and demanding environment

Benefits:

• Choice of company car/car allowance
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Holidays
• Company Pension Scheme
• Development Opportunities