Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Fortem Solutions; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property solutions firm in Birmingham seeks an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to support the commercial team. Responsibilities include assisting with budget management and providing support for project procurement. Candidates should have strong numeracy, excellent Excel skills, and a basic understanding of contracts. This full-time role offers training, career growth, and numerous benefits, including competitive salary and significant annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience

Profit-related bonus

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private healthcare and dental care

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Excellent numeracy and organisation skills essential for the role.
• Proficiency in Excel, including V-Lookup and Pivot tables.
• Basic understanding of contractual obligations required.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial support for project procurement and delivery.
• Ensure timely and accurate information input for budgeting.
• Support the senior surveying staff with cost control tasks.

Skills

Excellent numeracy and organisation skill

Data interrogation skills

IT knowledge including Excel skills

Basic contractual awareness

Negotiating and communication skills

Job description

The Role

We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team based in Longbridge or Weoley Castle, Birmingham.

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, 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 qualification and/or through the allocation of an experienced mentor to support the development journey.

This is a full time permanent role working Monday to Friday, free onsite parking.

The Customer

You will be part of one of Fortem's largest Social Housing contracts, Birmingham City Council. This is an expanding £50m Repairs & Maintenance, Capital Works and Retrofit contract and the largest social housing contract in Europe.

We are responsible for over 22,500 properties in the Birmingham area including low, medium and a significant number of high‑rise blocks. This is a fast‑paced, focused and dedicated contract which we have been re‑awarded 3 times and we are very proud to be able to support this exceptional client.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure the company secures its full entitlement within the parameters of the Contract
• Input of timely and accurate information, including direct operative and subcontractor/supplier information and the application of the schedule of rates
• Cost allocation of purchase orders and invoices including checking against order values
• Monitoring and analysis of management information relating to material and subcontractor spend
• 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
• Onboarding suppliers, this will include overseeing subcontractor order compliance
• Maintain a high quality telephone manner
• Provide direct support to the commercial management function

Essential Criteria

What You Will Need

• Excellent numeracy and organisation skill
• 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, refurbishment experience

Benefits

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary based on experience with profit related bonus
• Option to opt into Salary sacrifice car lease
• Motor Expenditure Allowance (£4,000)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off (34 days total)
• Eligible for a bonus of up to 10%
• 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
• Annual pay reviews
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave
• Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms
• Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee
• Vast directory of training on bespoke in‑house Learning Management System
• Private healthcare and dental care
• Cycle to work scheme
• Retail and mobile phone provider discounts

Who We Are

We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our highly trained teams deliver a range of internal and external repairs as well as high quality voids, planned installations and gas services. Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy‑efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon.

Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers. We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live.

We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please apply with your updated CV or contact us at the Recruitment team. If you would like support with your application please contact.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We have an agreed PSL, we do not accept speculative CV's from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable.