Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Fire and Security Careers; London Borough of Croydon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car or Car Allowance

Possible BUPA Private Healthcare

34 days Holiday entitlement

Pension

Job summary

Fire and Security Careers seeks an Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Junior QS / Estimator for M&E, Fire Alarm and Electrical projects in London and Surrey. You will support take-offs, costings and invoicing, mentored by senior QS and commercial managers, with focus on learning and professional growth.

Strong candidates have experience with Bluebeam, estimations or QS work in M&E or Fire & Security environments.

Qualifications

• Experience using Bluebeam for take-offs would be excellent.
• Commercial awareness with experience as Estimator, QS, Cost, or similar commercial role within an M&E installer/contractor.
• Commutable to Surrey Office and Central London Projects.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, revisions and specifications.
• Experience analysing costs, pricing, and project variations.
• Strong communication and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out take-offs and price variations from site instructions and drawings.
• Support Senior QS and Project Managers with costing, valuations and invoicing
• Liaise with design teams to ensure designs and installations align with tendered works
• Attend meetings with QSs to learn from clients and process
• Assist with RFPs, pricing updates and forecast cost impacts.

Skills

Bluebeam experience

Estimating

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Project coordination

Drawing interpretation

Tools

Bluebeam

Job description

Assistant Quantity Surveyor/ Junior QS/ Estimator (M&E / Fire Alarm/ Electrical)

Great for Estimator, Cost/ Commercial or QS in the making with some experience of Electrical, Fire Alarm or similar project take offs, Site instruction, Drawing revision updates, Quoting, and like to progress and be mentored by QS with Estimator and Electrical background themselves to learn QS

Duties will include

• Working on M&E projects as part of installer of Fire, Electrical, M&E
• Get Site Instructions
• Project takeoffs
• learning from Electrical and Fire Alarm QS and Commercial manager
• Sitting in on meetings with QS to learn from clients and process
• Drawing organisation, ensuring pricing latest revisions and changes
• be the visiting sites supporting project managers with takeoffs, RFP's
• Liasing with design team to ensure designs and installs same

London Sites and projects, with Surrey office - £35k- £45k + Travel + possible BUPA + Benefits

We're looking for a commercially minded person to become an Assistant Quantity Surveyor/ Junior QS to support Senior QS and Project Managers in London with costings, variations and invoicing requests for payment, by passing details to QS.

This role will focus on carrying out take-offs using Bluebeam (Can train on the software) if done takeoffs before in other ways, identifying differences between tendered works and actual site requirements, and working closely with Project Managers to understand and quantify variations, cost impacts, and commercial opportunities from Site Instructions. You'll then provide information to the Quantity Surveying/ Design team to support valuations, invoicing, applications for payment.

Fire Alarm experience is not required. We're keen to hear from candidates with backgrounds in:

• Quantity Surveying
• Estimating
• Project Management
• Design
• Backgrounds ideal - M&E or Fire & Security or Fire Alarms, or Electrical or Airconditioning, BMS, HVAC, etc

Key Requirements for Junior Quantity Surveyor/ Assistant QS/ Estimator role

• Experience using Bluebeam for take-offs would be excellent (but can be shown)
• commercial awareness with experience as Estimator, QS, Cost, commercial role within M&E installer, contractor or subcontractor
• Commutable to Surrey Office and Central London Projects
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, revisions and specifications
• Experience analysing costs, pricing, and project variations
• Strong communication and reporting skills

What's on Offer for Assistant Quantity Surveyor or Estimator(M&E Projects).

• £35,000 - £45,000 salary
• Company Car or Car Allowance possible
• Possible BUPA Private Healthcare
• c. 34 days Holiday entitlement
• Pension
• Ongoing training and development and mentoring from QS

Career Progression for M&E Estimator/ Assistant QS

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop into a Quantity Surveyor from an Estimator type role, or already have QS or Assistant QS experience.... but main points are experience of M&E project takeoffs.