Assistant Surveyor

WATES; Swadlincote; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Wates is seeking an Assistant Surveyor to join their WPS team in Swadlincote. This role offers hybrid working and involves producing commercial reports, conducting on-site measurements, and ensuring timely contractual processes. Ideal candidates will have a strong work ethic, adaptability, and ideally a degree in surveying.

Qualifications

• Good work ethic and ability to work under a Project Surveyor.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Producing commercial reports internally and externally.
• Completing on-site measurements and take-offs.
• Ensuring timely receipt of quotations and placement of orders.

Skills

Work ethic

Adaptability

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Surveying

Job description

The Vacancy

Have you ever wanted to join the commercial world as an AQS? If so, this is the opportunity for you!

Here at Wates, we have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Surveyor to join our WPS team within the responsive maintenance division, working on social housing contracts in the Derby area. You will be working alongside an existing team of surveyors, providing plenty of opportunities to learn and grow.

We are pleased to offer hybrid working for this role; however, since the office is in Swadlincote, you will need to be within commuting distance to the site.

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Producing commercial reports both internally and externally to the company.
• Ensuring the timely receipt of quotations for materials, equipment, and subcontract works, undertaking commercial assessments of received quotes, and ensuring the timely placement of orders on commercially advantageous terms to facilitate project delivery and meet business objectives.
• Regularly completing on-site measurements and take-offs.
• Ensuring all contractual processes are completed on time.

We are looking for

A candidate with a good work ethic, the ability to work under a Project Surveyor, and within a team of surveyors of different experience levels.

You should ideally be degree qualified in surveying (but this is not essential). More importantly, we are seeking someone willing to learn, adaptable, and with the right attitude to succeed.

Due to the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at the offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually. We do not discriminate based on criminal records or disclosed offenses. Additional pre-employment checks may also be required.

For more information about the checks involved, please visit: National Security Vetting.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned companies in development, building, and property maintenance, with a proud legacy of over 125 years in the built environment.

Our purpose is ‘reimagining places for people to thrive,’ guided by three promises:

• Thriving places – working with communities to create sustainable, inclusive, and opportunity-rich environments.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and combating climate change through collaboration and innovation.
• Thriving people – fostering opportunities and relationships where everyone feels included, invested in, and cared for.

We are proud to be recognized as a Gold Investors in People and a Disability Confident employer. Our recruitment processes ensure fairness and do not discriminate based on criminal background or other personal characteristics.