Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Outline Recruitment; Walton-le-Dale; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career progression opportunities

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Outline Recruitment is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join their Preston team with hybrid working options. The candidate will support the cost management team, assist in interim valuations, and contribute to contract administration duties on commercial and real estate projects.

Ideal candidates will have trainee/assistant QS experience, a QS-related degree, and strong IT and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or related construction discipline.
• Proven experience in a Trainee or Assistant QS position.
• Good knowledge of construction methods, contracts, and commercial procedures.
• High level of IT literacy including MS Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and numerical ability with attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, to meet strict deadlines.
• Ambitious, driven and a strong communicator are all traits we look for in our teams!

Responsibilities

• Support cost management team with a full range of duties.
• Help to ensure that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets, and the appropriate quality standards.
• Assisting in the preparation of interim valuations, contract instructions and final accounts.
• Employer's Agent / Contract Administrator services including issuing of appropriate project certification/ supporting senior costing team with documentation.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Analytical skills

Ambitious and driven

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related construction discipline

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Preston

Full-time/ Permanent

Our clients are a well established consultancy who are enjoying a strong period of growth in the North-West, creating the opportunity for an Assistant QS to join the team working from the Preston office with hybrid working options.

Suitable applicants will have experience at Trainee or Assistant QS level, preferably with a consultancy however we can consider contractor experience also. Previous experience of working on commercial & real estate projects is preferred. If you have experience of employers agent/ contract administration duties then this would be a big plus!

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Support cost management team with a full range of duties.
• Help to ensure that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets, and the appropriate quality standards;
• Assisting in the reparation of interim valuations, contract instructions and final accounts;
• Employer's Agent / Contract Administrator services including issuing of appropriate project certification/ supporting senior costing team with documentation.

Salary and Benefits

• Basic salary - £30-38k
• Hybrid working
• Excellent benefits package
• Lots of internal progression opportunities as the business continues to grow

Qualifications/Skills required

• Preferably a Degree in Quantity Surveying or a related construction discipline
• Proven experience in a Trainee or Assistant QS position
• Good knowledge of construction methods, contracts, and commercial procedures
• High level of IT literacy including MS Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and numerical ability with attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, to meet strict deadlines
• Ambitious, driven and a strong communicator are all traits we look for in our teams!