Assistant Quantity Surveyor

TN United Kingdom; Kettering; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Surveyor to join their Living Space team in the East Midlands. This role is perfect for someone with 2-3 years of experience in social housing or reactive maintenance, who thrives in a collaborative environment. You will be responsible for producing commercial reports, assessing quotations, and ensuring compliance with contractual processes. Join a company committed to reimagining places for people to thrive, where your contributions will help create sustainable and inclusive communities. If you have a strong work ethic and excellent interpersonal skills, this opportunity is ideal for you.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in a surveying role or related field.
• Strong personal skills for effective client and team interaction.

Responsibilities

• Produce commercial reports and assess quotations for projects.
• Complete on-site measurements and ensure contractual compliance.

Skills

Client Liaison

Report Production

Site Measurements

Commercial Assessment

Education

Degree in Surveying or related field

Job description

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Opportunity at Wates - Assistant Surveyor

Here at Wates, we have an opportunity for an Assistant Surveyor to join our Living Space team in the East Midlands area. As this role involves working alongside one of our new social housing partners, we are ideally looking for someone with experience in this or the reactive maintenance sector.

Wates Living Space is one of the UK’s leading providers of planned and responsive maintenance services in the social housing sector, maintaining over 500,000 homes nationwide every year. Our leading position within the maintenance sector has enabled the business to realize ambitious strategic growth.

Key Accountabilities

1. Produce commercial reports both internally and externally.
2. Ensure the timely receipt of quotations for materials, equipment, and subcontract works, undertake commercial assessment of quotes received, and ensure the timely placement of orders on commercially advantageous terms to facilitate project delivery and meet business objectives.
3. Regularly complete on-site measurements/take-offs.
4. Ensure all contractual processes are completed on time.

We are looking for a candidate with a good work ethic, capable of working under a Project Surveyor and within a team of Surveyors of varying experience levels.

Ideally, you will have at least 2-3 years of experience in a similar role or exposure to this field.

To succeed, you should be able to liaise effectively with clients and possess strong personal skills to create positive relationships with the team.

About Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building, and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

Our purpose is ‘reimagining places for people to thrive,’ supported by three promises:

• Thriving places: Working with communities to create sustainable, inclusive environments full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet: Protecting nature and combating climate change through collaboration and innovation.
• Thriving people: Creating inclusive opportunities where everyone feels valued and cared for.

We are proud to be recognized as a Gold Investors in People and a Disability Confident employer. Our recruitment processes are fair and non-discriminatory, including for those with an offending background.

Awards

• Best Project - Inside Housing Development Awards

The Vacancy

We invite applications for the Assistant Surveyor position in our Living Space team in the East Midlands. Experience in social housing or reactive maintenance sectors is preferred.

Key responsibilities include producing reports, assessing quotations, completing site measurements, and ensuring contractual compliance. The role requires a strong work ethic, teamwork, and client liaison skills.