Assistant Quantity Surveyor

AmcoGiffen; Warrington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Company contributory pension

Life insurance

Health plan & rewards

Career progression

Training opportunities

Safety & inclusion

Employee forums

Job summary

AmcoGiffen is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our Warrington team, supporting the CRT M&E Maintenance & Renewals portfolio. You’ll join a growing commercial group, contribute to cost reporting and final accounts, and develop key Quantity Surveying skills within a specialist engineering environment.

Ideal candidates will have engineering or construction exposure, strong admin skills, and a drive to progress into a Surveyor role through internal development programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial, engineering or construction environment.
• Exposure to civils, mechanical or electrical engineering projects.
• Strong administration and organisational skills.
• A keen interest in commercial management and cost control.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work within a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with commercial administration and cost tracking across multiple projects.
• Support Quantity Surveyors with valuations, cost reporting and forecasting (CVRs).
• Aid in the preparation of final accounts and change control processes.
• Assist with subcontractor administration, procurement and payment processes.
• Collate and manage project documentation and commercial records.
• Work closely with operational teams to gather and validate project data.
• Help streamline processes to improve efficiency and reduce administrative burden on the wider QS team.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Cost control

Data management

Team player

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

CSCS card

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Sector: Engineering (CRT M&E Maintenance & Renewals)

Location: Warrington

Build Your Commercial Career with AmcoGiffen

AmcoGiffen is a leading engineering and infrastructure business delivering complex maintenance frameworks and capital projects across the UK. Our Engineering business unit supports key clients such as Network Rail and the Canals & River Trust (CRT), delivering vital mechanical, electrical and civil engineering works that keep critical infrastructure operational and safe.

Our work across the CRT framework includes maintenance and renewals of essential assets such as:

• Mechanical & Electrical systems (pumps, control panels, PLC/SCADA)
• Waterway infrastructure and associated assets
• Engineering maintenance and repair programmes
• Multi-disciplinary works across M&E and civils environments

What We Offer

• Competitive salary (negotiable depending on experience)
• Company car or car allowance
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Company contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Medicash Health Cash Plan & rewards
• Clear career development pathways with progression opportunities
• Access to internal development programmes including Purposeful Leadership & Women in Leadership
• Ongoing learning and training opportunities
• A strong focus on safety, wellbeing and inclusion
• Employee forums – giving you a voice in the business

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our Engineering business unit in Warrington, supporting the CRT (Canals & River Trust) M&E Maintenance & Renewals portfolio.

This role has been created to strengthen the commercial team and support the successful delivery of a growing portfolio, providing an excellent opportunity to contribute to key commercial activities while developing core Quantity Surveying skills.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their commercial career within a specialist engineering environment, gaining exposure to live infrastructure frameworks and working alongside experienced professionals.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assist with commercial administration and cost tracking across multiple projects
• Support Quantity Surveyors with valuations, cost reporting and forecasting (CVRs)
• Aid in the preparation of final accounts and change control processes
• Assist with subcontractor administration, procurement and payment processes
• Collate and manage project documentation and commercial records
• Work closely with operational teams to gather and validate project data
• Help streamline processes to improve efficiency and reduce administrative burden on the wider QS team

About You

We’re looking for an organised and proactive individual who is keen to build a career in quantity surveying within an engineering environment.

You will ideally have:

• Experience in a commercial, engineering or construction environment
• Exposure to civils, mechanical or electrical engineering projects
• Strong administration and organisational skills
• A keen interest in commercial management and cost control
• Good communication skills and the ability to work within a team

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC or HND in Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management (or similar)
• CSCS card (or working towards)

Key Skills

• Civils / Engineering awareness
• Commercial and financial understanding
• Electrical / M&E exposure (advantageous)
• Strong administrative capability
• Attention to detail and ability to manage data effectively

Why Join AmcoGiffen?

• Be part of a long-term engineering maintenance framework (CRT)
• Gain experience across M&E, civils and infrastructure projects
• Develop within a supportive and experienced commercial team
• Build a strong foundation for progression into Quantity Surveyor roles
• Work in a business that genuinely invests in your development and career growth

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.