Assistant Quantity Surveyor

MWH Treatment; Rickmansworth; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

MWH Treatment in Hampton is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our Commercial team with hybrid working available. You will support the Senior and Quantity Surveyors with cost control, interim and final accounts, progress applications and cash forecasts, while ensuring contract terms and cost assurance are followed.

Essentials: working towards a formal Quantity Surveying qualification and a basic understanding of contractual, financial and QS skills; desirable: construction sector

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of contractual, financial and quantity surveying skills.
• Ability to support with cost control, accounts and cash forecasts.
• Willingness to study towards a formal quantity surveying qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assist with control of costs, maximise value and maintain quality and safety.
• Monitor and report labour payments; prepare cash forecasts and progress applications.
• Assist in preparation of interim and final accounts and subcontract cost control.
• Liaise with external clients and subcontractors and maintain contract files.

Skills

Cost control

Contractual understanding

Financial awareness

Interpersonal communication

Education

Quantity surveying qualification (in progress)

Job description

We are looking to strengthen our Commercial team with a Assistant Quantity Surveyor, based at Hampton with hybrid working available.

You will report directly to the Senior Quantity Surveyor and the purpose of your roleAs an assistant Quantity Surveyor is to provide Quantity Surveying services and ensure that all contractual and financial entitlements are fulfilled. To provide assistance to Chief, Senior and Quantity Surveyor in day to day running and duties.

Key responsibilities will include:

• To work as directed by the Managing Q.S and Quantity Surveyor assisting with the control of costs, maximising value, minimising future liabilities and maintaining the required standard of quality and safety
• Ensure direct labour payments are monitored and reported correctly.
• Accurately report withheld, disputed or disallowed costs and assist with resolution of disputes.
• Monitor insurance claims including collation of cost information in relation to claims.
• Assist with subcontract preparation, measurement of interim & final accounts & support the Quantity Surveyor in relation to disputed subcontract accounts & claims.
• Monitor & expedite payments from the client
• Ensure contract files and records are maintained and keep up to date.
• Assist in preparation of cash forecasts.
• Ensure final accounts are prepared timely and accurately.
• Ensure financial information for audits is collated and cost assurance processes are followed.
• Ensure actual costs are collated in accordance with the respective WBS and all cost base requirements are captured.
• To correlate and abstract information from contract records to enable valuation of a) subcontract accounts, b) claims, c) variations.
• To assist in preparation of progress application for payment to client
• To evaluate subcontractors applications.
• To liaise effectively with External clients & subcontractors
• To liaise effectively with Internal contract, accounts staff & QS staff

Essential

• Working/studying towards a formal qualification in quantity surveying
• Possess a basic understanding of contractual, financial & quantity surveying skills.

Desirable

• A knowledge of water/wastewater industry
• Experience within a construction background would be advantageous.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills; ability to work with colleagues whose work will be impacted by your activities.