Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Borne Resourcing Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading main contractor in London is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to support a Senior QS on high-end residential projects. The ideal candidate should have experience with a main contractor and be adept at numerical analysis and subcontractor management. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in super-prime refurb and fit-out work, enhancing your portfolio. Competitive conditions and a positive working environment await you.

Qualifications

• A few solid years' experience with a main contractor.
• Exposure to refurb or fit-out projects.
• Strong diplomatic skills when managing subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Support a Senior QS across complex projects.
• Conduct client progress meetings and manage variations.
• Perform trade take-offs and cost comparisons.

Skills

Experience with main contractor

Exposure to refurb or fit-out

Strong numerical skills

Diplomacy in subcontractor management

Job description

Overview

Not tight - just commercially aware, right? Assistant Quantity Surveyor job in London | Permanent | Super-Prime Residential Refurb & Fit-Out.

What you'll be doing

• You’ll be supporting a Senior QS across some of London's most detail-obsessed projects — the sort that look calm and elegant on completion, but only because someone spent 6 months untangling variations.
• CVRs that actually make sense
• Client progress walks (and polite smiles when they ask is that included?)
• Trade take-offs and procurement
• Cost comparisons that make you feel like Poirot with a calculator
• Subcontract management from order to final account
• Variations — lots of them — all logged, costed and justified before anyone can say value engineering
• Basically, you'll learn how to keep a £10m job profitable while making it look effortless

What you'll need

• A few solid years' experience with a main contractor
• Exposure to refurb or fit-out (super-prime is a bonus, not a must)
• A calm head when numbers don't quite add up
• The diplomacy of a hostage negotiator when chasing subcontractors
• If you're from a Tier 1 or regional contractor and fancy trading spreadsheets and frameworks for craftsmanship and finish — this is your chance to move somewhere smaller, sharper, and saner.

The company

A proper, grown-up main contractor — £120m turnover, solid reputation, and a pipeline that doesn't involve guesswork. You'll get the support, the autonomy, and the kind of projects that make your portfolio look expensive.

Discreet chat? Be good to hear from you.

Spencer Wade

spencer @ borneltd. com