Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Consto Group Limited; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional house builder is looking for an experienced Assistant Surveyor to join their South Midlands Regional Office in Northampton. The ideal candidate will have background experience in house building, strong negotiating skills, and a comprehensive understanding of construction techniques and material costs. The role involves preparing compliant tender packs, analyzing sub-contractor applications, and regularly liaising with site staff to provide support and assistance. This opportunity offers a chance to grow within a dynamic company.

Qualifications

• Experience working for a house builder is preferred.
• Ability to prepare tender comparison sheets and compliance checks.
• Familiarity with the SMAS database and cost management processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing sub-contract/supplier inquiry lists.
• Prepare tender packs and ensure compliance.
• Negotiate with sub-contractors for compliance and specifications.
• Analyze sub-contractor applications for payments.
• Carry out monthly valuations and cost reconciliations.

Skills

Negotiating skills

Knowledge of construction techniques

Understanding of material costs

Job description

Overview

My client, a regional house builder, are currently seeking an experienced Assistant Surveyor to join their South Midlands Regional Office, based in Northampton. They are seeking someone with similar experience working for a house builder. You'll need good negotiating skills and a sound knowledge of construction techniques and material costs.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the preparation of the sub-contract/supplier enquiry lists for approval.
• Preparing full enquiry packs and collating all tender information, ensuring fully compliant tender packs are issued, return tenders are analysed and compliant bids received.
• Preparing tender comparison sheets, including making recommendations for placing sub-contract orders and negotiation with sub-contractors to ensure full compliance with specification and best practice.
• Preparing detailed breakdowns of build costs and include within New Site Start Appraisal (NSSA).
• Ensuring new sub-contractors are on the SMAS database and that the certification is up to date.
• Carrying out drawing take-offs and producing labour only rates in liaison with the Senior Surveyor, Commercial Manager and Construction Department, including maintaining the databases and distributing information.
• Updating/producing SWMP plan and Carriers Matrix, including updating Licence Numbers and expiry dates and issue to site as necessary.
• Ensuring sub-contractor weekly and monthly applications for payment are analysed, checked and interim payments are prepared for approval in line with Authorisation Levels and Commercial Procedures, including keeping payment record sheets up to date, highlighting any claims for additional works outside of the budget estimate summary and settling all final accounts expediently after works are complete.
• Issuing variation instructions and contra charges as appropriate.
• Pricing non-standard client extras as required and liaising with the Commercial Manager and Construction Department to ensure costing is correct.
• Updating Cost of Sales in Viability Manager for client extras, after re-budgets and valuations.
• Carrying out monthly progress checklists for all sites and inputting on to the valuation system including MOS.
• Carrying out monthly valuation including production of Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) and Cost to Complete Sheet (CTC) including attending Valuation Meeting under the guidance of a surveyor mentor.
• Liaising with the Housing Association including producing invoices and H & S pack as required and attend all necessary site meetings.
• Liaising with the Design & Technical Department over specification for Code for Sustainable Homes and producing schedules and back up information as required.
• Regularly attending sites, a minimum of twice a month, to provide assistance and support to site staff, including meetings with sub-contractors.
• Assisting in the production of the Group Rebate Form.