Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Mears Group; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property service provider based in London is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to support financial management in social housing projects. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in commercial roles, excellent communication skills, and strong numeracy competency. Benefits include 25 days of annual leave and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual Fun Day

Volunteering Leave

Staff perks with Mears Rewards

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in a commercial capacity.
• Strong numeracy and financial management skills are necessary.
• Advance Excel and Word skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the financial management of the joint venture maintenance contract.
• Provide effective interface with clients, management, consultants, and suppliers.
• Review and approve subcontractor quotations & variations.

Skills

Experience in Social housing

Financial management

Excellent communication

IT skills including advanced Excel

Job description

Annual salary: up to £40,000.00

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Ealing

Full Time, Permanent

Salary up to £40,000 per annum,

Pyramid Plus South, a joint venture partnership between A2Dominion and Mears Property Services, provides repairs and maintenance, compliance, planned replacements and fire risk assessment works. We successfully complete over 46,000 repairs, 1,000 voids and fit 600 kitchens and bathrooms annually to 23,500 homes. With a wide range of upcoming projects, there are exciting times ahead as we continue to grow!

About the Role:

As Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will be working in our social housing, providing a stable and profitable contract, delivering excellent service and support through our local teams, who understand the importance of working together for the local community.

This role will see you working as an Assistant quantity surveyor, part of a local team assisting the Commercial & General Manager with commercial control & reporting on high standard Commercial activities to Housing properties, delivering best in class commercial acumen, customer service and satisfying all safety, quality, and cost control standards.

• Provide support and assistance towards the financial management of the joint venture maintenance contract, ensuring that financial targets are achieved.
• Provide an effective interface with the clients, Partnering management, consultants, and suppliers.
• Review, Validate and approve subcontractor quotations & variations in line with pricing agreements (NHF V7.2) to ensure value for money is achieved.
• Agree subcontractor valuations and payments.
• Value/Measure work in Line with Contractual pricing agreements (NHF V7.2)
• Identify, build up, Generate and Agree Variations with the client.
• Application & Usage of NHF Schedule of Rates for Cost & Value.
• Optimal Commercial Usage of Asset Management system by adhering to MEARS commercial protocol and processes.

Role Criteria:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a commercial capacity, Working in the Social housing Sector as a principle and/or Main contractor across Voids & Repairs Business streams:
• Experience working with typical Pricing agreements & Frameworks within a TPC Contract, which includes mandatory knowledge of NHF Schedule of Rates.
• Experience Measuring Works, Generating and Agreeing applications.
• Experience Reviewing, Validating and approving subcontractor quotations & variations in line with pricing agreements (NHF V7.2)
• Experience managing supply chain Partners.
• Experience in financial reporting and data analysis.
• Strong numeracy and financial management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal are necessary.
• IT skills including advanced Excel and Word are essential.

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Benefits we can offer you.

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Laura Bourne ([e-mail])

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.