Assistant Quantity Surveyor — Heritage Window Projects

Ventrolla Ltd.; Harrogate; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company events

Company pension

Discounted or free food

On-site parking

Job summary

Ventrolla Ltd seeks an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to support margins across heritage window restoration and joinery projects. Based in Harrogate, you will assist with take-offs, valuations, variations, and procurement while maintaining rigorous cost controls.

You will work under QS supervision, develop commercial discipline, and help manage cashflow on high-profile projects from cottages to national landmarks, contributing to the Precision Heritage promise.

Qualifications

• Early experience in construction/commercial roles (heritage or fit-out beneficial).
• Desirable: QS degree progress or RICS/CIQS pathway.
• Familiarity with JCT/NEC, valuations and applications for payment.

Responsibilities

• Complete take-offs, basic BOQs and measurement summaries from drawings/specifications.
• Collate supplier/subcontract quotes and prepare comparison schedules.
• Assist with risk registers and value-engineering options under QS guidance.
• Maintain project cost trackers (budget vs committed vs forecast).
• Capture site instructions, dayworks and cost events promptly with full evidence.
• Keep auditable commercial files (drawings, RFIs, quotes, approvals, photos).
• Prepare inputs for monthly valuations and payment applications (measures, evidence, narratives).
• Check certifications against applications and flag discrepancies quickly.
• Support debt management: track certified vs paid and chase documentation.
• Log early warnings and scope changes; assemble variation files.
• Draft variation submissions for QS review; track status through to agreement.
• Help issue and track contractual notices and ensure JCT/NEC compliance.
• Raise requisitions, place orders, monitor lead-times.
• Monitor supplier performance and feed into QS reviews.
• Produce weekly commercial summaries and assist with final accounts.

Skills

Construction experience

Stakeholder liaison

Documentation discipline

Education

QS degree in progress

RICS/CIQS pathway

Tools

Excel

Sage

Power BI

Job description

Ventrolla Ltd seeks an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to support margins across heritage window restoration and joinery projects. Based in Harrogate, you will assist with take-offs, valuations, variations, and procurement while maintaining rigorous cost controls.

You will work under QS supervision, develop commercial discipline, and help manage cashflow on high-profile projects from cottages to national landmarks, contributing to the Precision Heritage promise.