Assistant Quantity Surveyor

LGBT Jobs; Reading; Ibrido; GBP 32.000 - 46.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Enhanced pension

Private medical

Life assurance

Car scheme

Flexible benefits

Descrizione del lavoro

Willmott Dixon Interiors in Reading is seeking an Assistant Project Surveyor to support commercial delivery on a £26m MoJ Courts project.

You will provide commercial and financial support to senior surveyors, manage contracts, cost control, and liaise with the supply chain to ensure on-budget delivery and customer satisfaction.

Initial allocation at Reading Court with a requirement to reside within 45 minutes and onsite at least four days a week.

Competenze

• Ideally experience across PPC 2000 and NEC forms of contracts.
• Experience in procurement and re-measurement.
• Strong financial and cost control awareness.
• A good understanding of contract law.
• Ability to read and accurately interpret drawings and specifications.
• Valid CSCS card and Drivers Licence.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction-related discipline.

Mansioni

• Assist in valuing, certifying, and issuing payment notices for subcontract works in line with subcontract conditions.
• Ensure external valuations are submitted accurately and payments are received on time.
• Prepare and update Cost Value Comparison (CVC) reports to reflect the current on-site position and projected final profit.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with our supply chain, consultants, and clients to promote collaboration and resolve potential disputes early.
• Support senior commercial staff in achieving or exceeding budgeted financial targets.
• Work closely with project teams to ensure effective cost control, procurement, and contract administration throughout the project lifecycle.

Conoscenze

PPC 2000

NEC contracts

Procurement

Financial control

Formazione

Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction-related discipline

Strumenti

CSCS card

Driver's Licence

Descrizione del lavoro

Assistant Project Surveyor role for £26m MoJ Courts project in Reading

Supporting commercial and financial delivery on budget and with customer satisfaction

Initial project allocation based at Reading Court, Ministry of Justice

Essential skills include experience with PPC 2000 and NEC contracts, procurement, and financial control

Valid CSCS card and Driver's Licence required

Competitive salary and market-leading benefits package

Willmott Dixon recognised as a top employer for gender equality and sustainability

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Join Willmott Dixon Interiors as an Assistant Project Surveyor (Assistant Quantity Surveyor), initially supporting the commercial delivery of a exciting £26m MoJ Courts project in Reading.

As the successful candidate, you'll provide commercial and financial support to senior surveyors, ensuring projects are procured and delivered on budget, to the highest quality, and with exceptional customer satisfaction.

You'll work closely with colleagues, consultants, and the supply chain to maintain accurate financial positions, manage contracts, and help deliver commercially successful projects that strengthen our relationships and reputation across the Reading and surrounding region.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your surveying career within one of the UK's most forward-thinking contractors, with genuine scope to develop into a QS & Senior QS role as your experience grows.

The Project

*NB. Initial project allocation will be based at Reading Court - Ministry of Justice, so you will need to reside within a max of 45mins commute from this location, as the role will require you to be onsite min of 4 days per week!

• Assist in valuing, certifying, and issuing payment notices for subcontract works in line with subcontract conditions.
• Ensure external valuations are submitted accurately and payments are received on time.
• Prepare and update Cost Value Comparison (CVC) reports to reflect the current on-site position and projected final profit.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with our supply chain, consultants, and clients to promote collaboration and resolve potential disputes early.
• Support senior commercial staff in achieving or exceeding budgeted financial targets.
• Work closely with project teams to ensure effective cost control, procurement, and contract administration throughout the project lifecycle.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

• Ideally experience across both PPC 2000 and NEC forms of contracts.
• Experience in procurement and re-measurement.
• Strong financial and cost control awareness.
• A good understanding of contract law.
• Ability to read and accurately interpret drawings and specifications.
• Valid CSCS card and Drivers Licence.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction-related discipline.

Additional Information

What we offer

In return: We reward our people generously with a competitive salary and a market-leading benefits package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, discounted or full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel.

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

About Us

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 'Big' Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe's 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025.

Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.

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