Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Job Description

A quality led privately owned house builder is looking to recruit an Assistant Quantity Surveyor for house building schemes in their Warwick office.

The Role:

Working in the Commercial Team responsible for the financial performance of live house building projects. Overall responsibilities of the role include:

1. Project cost control - site budgets, value engineering, monitoring actual costs, monthly valuations, progress, and stock on site.
2. Implement value engineering solutions & strategy to optimise profit and efficiency for the business.
3. Attend project team meetings, sharing site budgets and cost variances.
4. Sub-contractor enquiries, analysis, and orders, including roads, sewers & groundworks.
5. Labour-only estimates and sub-contractor valuations - progress, site measurements, variations, retentions, contra charges, and final accounts.
6. Customer variations - site-specific pricing, one-off quotations, sub-contractor orders, and monitoring costs.
7. Report on weekly sales completions.

The Company:

A quality housebuilder that builds private homes and has a variety of house types. They do things a little differently from the major house builders.

The Person:

It is likely you will have previously worked as either a Trainee Quantity Surveyor, Assistant QS, or Surveyor in a similar house building environment. Alternatively, you may have a Quantity Surveying qualification and are looking for your first role.

Key Skills:

• Ability to form strong working relationships
• Effective organisation and team working skills
• Good planning and time management skills
• Good IT skills
• Excellent negotiating skills

Qualifications/Experience:

• Experience in the house building sector is not essential
• You will have either a HND or be degree qualified, or have experience as a Trainee QS or Assistant QS

If you feel that you have the correct skills for this role, please forward CVs to Adam Shaw via the email link provided.

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