Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Sisk; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Birmingham seeks an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to support the commercial team. The role involves managing tenders, site records, and implementing commercial strategies. Candidates should be pursuing a degree in Quantity Surveying. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, including flexible working options and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

26 days holiday

Employer pension

Travel expenses

Flexible and remote working

Enhanced parental leave

Professional and Educational development

Qualifications

• Completed or currently undertaking a degree in Quantity Surveying.
• Demonstrate ownership/commercial awareness.
• Be fully conversant with the use of the Standard Method of Measurement.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tenders and final accounts under supervision.
• Manage site records and prepare applications for payment.
• Assist in implementing the commercial strategy.

Skills

Microsoft Office tools

Written & oral communication

Time management

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

Overview

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor you will be working within the commercial reactive works team and assisting the operational side to ensure successful delivery of the Framework contracts. while maintaining both internal and client relationships, to maximise commercial returns & manage risk.

John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.

Responsibilities

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will have the following accountabilities:

• Carry out the following under supervision:
  • Prepare tenders - measure, put into packages, analyse
  • Prepare variations/valuations
  • Prepare final accounts
  • Prepare s/c valuations & final accounts
  • Site management
  • Attend site/subcontrator meetings
• Liaise with site management
• Take responsibility for:
  • Maintaining site records, control documents
  • Measuring progress on site
  • Preparing application for payment to client
• Consider Risk & opportunity
• CVR - Assist QS/SQS as required - exposure to increase as capability develops. AQS will be able to prepare without 3rd party input ahead of promotion.
• Understand & assist in the implementation of the commercial strategy for the portfolio.
• At all times act in a suitable & professional manner
• Involved with & take some responsibility on traditional contracts
• Involvement but no responsibility for:
  • Interpretation of contract law
  • Simple D&B/CDP
  • D&B contracts

Experience

• Ability to effectively utilise a range of Microsoft Office tools

• Be fully conversant with the use of the Standard Method of Measurement
• Have experience of using schedule of rates for preparing quotations and applications for payment

• Demonstrate potential for clear written & oral communications

• Demonstrate ownership/commercial awareness

• Effective time management, organisational, interpersonal and negotiation skills

Qualifications

Required Qualifications/Training

• Completed or currently undertaking a degree in Quantity Surveying.
• CVR appreciation
• Presentation & Communication skills

Desirable Qualifications/Training

• HNC/HND in Quantity Surveying

Additional Information

• Competitive Salary with yearly increase

• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)

• Employer pension

• Travel expenses

• Flexible and remote working

• Enhanced parental leave

• Professional and Educational development

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.

Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.

*The full job specification is available on request

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.