Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Cavanna Homes; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned house builder is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor in Torquay. The successful candidate will support the commercial management of residential developments, focusing on cost control and procurement. You will monitor project costs, identify risks, and prepare sub-contract documentation. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience or a background in construction, excellent communication skills, and a valid driving licence. This full-time role offers competitive salary and additional benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Electric or hybrid company car or car allowance

Life Assurance X3

6% employer pension contributions

Medicash health cashback scheme

25 days’ holiday + bank holidays

Holiday purchase scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Early Friday finishes

Discount on purchase of a Cavanna Home

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in Quantity Surveying Practice or equivalent construction environment.
• A full, valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Support the commercial management of residential developments.
• Drive value and cost control by supporting the sourcing and procurement of materials and sub-contractors.
• Monitor costs and identify risks and opportunities.
• Prepare sub-contract documentation and ensure payments are processed on time.

Skills

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Excellent organisational skills

Attention to detail

Proactive approach

Job description

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Torquay, Devon (with travel across our sites around the South West)

About us

With a rich history dating back to 1923, Cavanna Homes is the South West’s largest independent house builder. We are family owned and construct beautiful new homes that customers love.

We are now looking for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our team in Torquay on a full-time, permanent basis.

What you’ll be doing

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will support the commercial management of our residential developments.

Working closely with the Quantity Surveyor and Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will help drive value and cost control by supporting the sourcing and procurement of materials and sub-contractors, reviewing tenders, and ensuring scopes of work fully capture project requirements.

You will also play an active role in monitoring costs, identifying risks and opportunities, and contributing clear, accurate information to support commercial decision-making.

Additionally, you will :

• Take growing responsibility for your own projects across different stages of the build cycle
• Identify, challenge and control project costs
• Document and communicate commercial risks and opportunities
• Prepare sub-contract documentation and ensure payments are processed on time

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary
• Electric or hybrid company car or car allowance
• Life Assurance X3
• 6% employer pension contributions
• Medicash health cashback scheme
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays, additional holidays awarded for length of service
• Access to salary sacrifice Private Healthcare for yourself and family
• Holiday purchase scheme – purchase up to an additional week of holiday
• Cycle to Work Scheme up to the value of £3,500
• Early Friday finishes
• Discount on purchase of a Cavanna Home

Who we are looking for

To be considered as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will need :

• Previous experience working in Quantity Surveying Practice or equivalent construction environment
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• To be a self-starter with a proactive approach
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• A full, valid driving licence

A little bit more about Cavanna

Cavanna Homes is a family-owned business established in 1923. Our aim is to become the most admired regional house builder in the South West. We strive to achieve this through our product design, innovation and build quality whilst maintaining the trust and respect of our customers and the local communities around our developments. We aim to be a company whose employees, shareholders, customers, business partners and the community can be proud to be associated with.

At Cavanna, everyone lives by ‘The Cavanna Way’. This is our set of values that defines who we are as a team and how we behave – ‘Customer Focused’, ‘Integrity’, ‘Socially Engaged’, ‘Reputable’, ‘Successful’ and ‘Safe’. If you believe these values match your own, then we’d love to hear from you.

The closing date for this role is 23rd January 2026.

Other organisations may call this role Junior Quantity Surveyor, Trainee Quantity Surveyor, Graduate Quantity Surveyor, Assistant Commercial Surveyor, Construction Quantity Surveyor, Assistant Cost Surveyor, Project Quantity Surveyor, or Quantity Surveying Assistant.

Webrecruit and Cavanna Homes are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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