Assistant Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing / Retrofit

S Guest Consultancy Services Ltd; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

S Guest Consultancy Services Ltd in the West Midlands is recruiting an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to support social housing, planned works and retrofit programmes across the Birmingham area. Based from the Birmingham area, you’ll work with the commercial team, assist with procurement, valuations, payments, cost monitoring and CVRs, and develop toward QS responsibilities.

The role offers a clear development path within a major construction and regeneration business, with a salary of

Qualifications

• Experience in social housing, planned maintenance, refurbishment or retrofit.
• Strong numerical and commercial skills; able to work with subcontractors.
• Relevant QS/Commercial qualification advantageous.
• Ambition to progress towards Quantity Surveyor level.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the commercial management of multiple projects and workstreams.
• Procurement of subcontractors and evaluation of quotations.
• Prepare valuations and applications; process subcontractor payments.
• Cost monitoring, reporting, and managing variations.
• Site measurement and forecasting; support CVRs.
• Attend site and commercial meetings; assist with final accounts.

Skills

Subcontractor procurement

Quotations analysis

Valuations & applications

Payments processing

Cost monitoring

Variations management

Site measurement

Forecasting

Commercial administration

CVRs

Site meetings

Final accounts

Education

Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management qualification

Job description

Assistant Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing / Retrofit

West Midlands | Birmingham / M5-M6 Corridor | £35,000 - £45,000 + Package

We are recruiting for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join an established commercial team delivering social housing, planned works and retrofit programmes across the West Midlands.

Based from the Birmingham area, you\'ll support projects throughout the western side of the region and work alongside experienced Quantity Surveyors and operational teams.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Assistant QS who already has some relevant experience and wants to build a long-term career within a major construction and regeneration business.

The Role

You\'ll assist with the commercial management of multiple projects and workstreams, gaining exposure to the full commercial lifecycle.

Responsibilities will include:

• Subcontractor procurement and enquiries
• Analysis of subcontractor quotations
• Preparing valuations and applications
• Processing subcontractor paymentsCost monitoring and reporting
• Managing variations
• Site measurement
• Forecasting
• Commercial administration
• Supporting monthly CVRs
• Attending site and commercial meetings
• Assisting with final accounts

You\'ll work closely with the wider Commercial and Operational teams and be given increasing responsibility as your experience develops.

Your Background

The ideal candidate will have some previous Quantity Surveying experience within social housing, planned maintenance, refurbishment or retrofit.

Experience within any of the following would be particularly relevant: Planned Maintenance | Kitchens & Bathrooms | External Works | Roofing | Refurbishment | Retrofit | Decarbonisation | Energy Efficiency

Previous high-rise retrofit exposure would be particularly interesting, although it isn\'t essential.

You should have good numerical and commercial skills, be comfortable dealing with subcontractors and have the ambition to continue developing towards Quantity Surveyor level.

A relevant Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management qualification would be advantageous.

Career Development

This isn\'t a role where we want an Assistant QS to remain an Assistant QS indefinitely.

We\'re looking for somebody who wants to learn, take responsibility and progress.

You\'ll be joining an established commercial structure where you can gain experience across increasingly complex projects and develop towards managing your own schemes.

Salary & Package

£35,000 - £45,000 + package, dependent upon experience.

The role will be based around Birmingham, covering projects throughout the surrounding West Midlands region.

All applications and conversations will be handled in complete confidence