Assistant Quantity Surveyor

View more categories View less categories Sector Construction, Property Function Facilities Management Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time

You will occasionally be required to travel to our office in Canterbury in line with business needs (Travel and time paid)

Overall purpose of the role

To provide an effective and efficient administration service and to support the work of the Commercial teams. Promote and follow good Project governance through the policies and procedures laid out and understand and work with team targets and the business plan.

Accountabilities

To proactively identify good quality business opportunities whilst working with customers that value our offering who will provide Osborne with long term business taking into account.
Main Duties

• Assist in the preparation of cost estimates, budgets, and financial reports for projects.
• Support senior Quantity Surveyors with the preparation and management of tender documentation and procurement processes.
• Monitor project costs and track expenditure against budget to ensure cost efficiency.
• Attend site meetings and assist with the preparation of site reports and progress updates.
• Prepare, process, and manage contracts and change orders.
• Assist in managing the valuation process, including assessing work completed and determining payment schedules.
• Provide support in the negotiation and settlement of disputes with contractors and suppliers.
• Help ensure compliance with relevant legislation, health and safety standards, and project specifications.
• Processing and providing information to all parties involved in order to progress work.
• Managing commercial paperwork and the ongoing maintenance of files.
• Retrieving and inputting commercial data onto IT/manual systems as required.
• Follow project governance and group policy and standard operating procedure.
• Understand and help maintain builders profile and contractor competence.
• Ensure quality data returns.
• Assist with developing & administering process.
• Carry out any reasonable task as requested by your line manager.
• Being a point of contact for the client and customers, promoting good working relationships with colleagues, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Supporting the Commercial teams to ensure that works are managed in accordance with contract requirements.
• Ensuring prompt resolution of queries and complaints, so that commercial targets are met.

Experience

• Experience in construction.
• 1–2 years working with SOR contracts to include JCT, TPC, PPC, NEC in the repairs and planned maintenance sector.

Please apply or call Ryan Smart at Build Recruitment for more information.

Build Recruitment Limited acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Build Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer.