Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Bouygues UK; Exeter; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in the UK is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor (AQS) to support the management of commercial aspects in a large-scale student accommodation project. The role includes maximizing profit performance, financial forecasting, and managing sub-contractors. Ideal candidates should have prior quantity surveying experience and strong attention to detail. The position offers competitive salaries and generous benefits including annual leave and medical insurance.

Benefits

26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Lifestyle benefits

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous quantity surveying experience and an eagerness to develop in this area.
• Strong commercial awareness with keen attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate information positively, both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Support Project QS in managing all commercial aspects.
• Maximize project profit performance against budgets.
• Prepare accurate monthly financial reports.
• Manage procurement and financial control of sub-contractors.

Skills

Strong commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Quantity surveying experience

Job description

The project is a large scale (~£185M) and long term (3 year duration) student accommodation scheme, comprising of 6 new-build blocks and a refurbishment of an existing block. This is great opportunity for an AQS who is keen to work as part of a larger team and receive support from our more senior commercial staff.

Job Purpose And Scope

To support the Project & Project QS to manage all commercial aspects of their role. In particular in terms of:

• Maximising the commercial results of the project in terms of delivering optimum profit performance against internal budgets & to maximise cash.
• The Procurement and Financial Control of Sub-Contractors.
• Financial Control of Sub-Contractors.
• Preparing timely & accurate monthly financial reports to forecast net margin & activity utilising the company tools, procedures & rules.

Accountabilities And Key Tasks

• Financial forecasting reporting & control:
• Assist in the accurate compilation and preparation of aspects of the monthly Financial Reporting to predict the End of Site Margin including liaison with Financial Control.
• To carry out calculations of Materials Cost Accruals & Material Cost Forecasts.
• To carry out calculations of Forecast Preliminary Costs & Cost Accruals.
• Forecasts associated with Sub-contractor.
• Subcontract & consultant procurement and materials cost management
• Client account management
• Previous quantity surveying experience and an eagerness to develop in this area.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail and produces accurate work.
• Communicates information and ideas proactively and confidentially in a way which is received positively, both verbally and in writing. Shares knowledge with others.

Bouygues UK Overview

Bouygues UK is a leading construction and property development company in the United Kingdom. It is part of Bouygues Construction which employs 35,600 people around the world, all driven by the greatest and most exciting responsibility of all - building for life., Bouygues Construction UK was awarded the Top Employers United Kingdom and Top Employers Europe certification!

Together with our partners and clients, Bouygues UK delivers award-winning construction, development and regeneration projects to the most exacting standards across public and commercial private sectors. Bouygues UK is part of the Bouygues Group, a diverse global business which operates in the construction, engineering, energy, media and telecommunications markets. With annual sales of over €32 billion and operations in over 100 countries, the financial strength of our group is a key differentiator in these challenging economic times.

Day in day out our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects across the UK and the world. With a strong corporate culture, we look for people who demonstrate our key values - Respect, Commitment, Pioneering, Sharing. We offer competitive basic salaries coupled with generous company benefits including:

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
• pension scheme
• life insurance
• private medical insurance
• BY Extra - opt into lifestyle benefits
• Volunteering opportunities