Graduate Quantity Surveyor

Graduate Career Solutions; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Graduate Career Solutions in Cambridge is seeking a recently graduated Quantity Surveyor to join the Quantity Surveying Team and support commercial activities across the project lifecycle.

You will help minimise costs while maximising value, manage contractual and commercial risks, assist with cost planning and procurement, and liaise with site teams, supply chain and client representatives to ensure high standards and timely, coordinated delivery.

Qualifications

• Recently graduated with a Quantity Surveying degree.
• Strong analytical skills and commercial awareness.
• Competent IT skills (Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Ability to work under pressure both in a team and individually.

Responsibilities

• Working within the Quantity Surveying Team to manage all commercial elements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Minimise costs and enhance value for money
• Achieve standards and quality in accordance with contract and client expectations.
• Ensuring contractual and commercial risks and opportunities are identified and addressed.
• Cost planning and contract engagement
• Sourcing specified materials based on cost & quality.
• Attend progress meetings to respond to commercial matters raised.
• Ongoing liaison with site team, supply chain and Clients' representatives
• Support and advise the project manager in respect of fulfilment of all contractual obligations. Recently graduated with a Quantity Surveying degree.
• Competent IT skills in Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Demonstrable financial and commercial acumen.
• Practical approach, logical thought process and a methodical way of working.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work under pressure as part of a team and individually
• Willing to travel to sites throughout the UK.
• Valid UK Driving Licence The company is a Groundworks and Civil Engineering company operating as a sub-contractor for most of the major and regional housebuilders, as well as other market sectors.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Financial and commercial acumen

Practical, methodical approach

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

• Working within the Quantity Surveying Team to manage all commercial elements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Minimise costs and enhance value for money
• Achieve the required standards and quality in accordance with contract and client expectations.
• Ensuring contractual and commercial risks and opportunities are identified and addressed.
• Cost planning and contract engagement
• Sourcing specified materials based on cost & quality.
• Attend progress meetings to respond to commercial matters raised.
• Ongoing liaison with site team, supply chain and Clients' representatives
• Support and advise the project manager in respect of fulfilment of all contractual obligations. Recently graduated with a Quantity Surveying degree.
• Competent IT skills in Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Demonstrable financial and commercial acumen.
• Practical approach, logical thought process and a methodical way of working.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work under pressure as part of a team and individually
• Willing to travel to sites throughout the UK.
• Valid UK Driving Licence The company is a Groundworks and Civil Engineering company operating as a sub-contractor for most of the major and regional housebuilders, as well as other market sectors.