Graduate Quantity Surveyor - Launch Your Commercial Career

Boyd Recruitment

Lockerbie

On-site

GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Boyd Recruitment are recruiting a Trainee/Junior Quantity Surveyor for a multi-disciplinary Construction business. You will support commercial functions across projects and work closely with the Senior Management team.

Responsibilities include assisting with subcontract enquiries, cost monitoring, processing subcontractor payments, and costings under direction. Candidates should have at least HND/HNC; a degree in QS is preferred; strong IT skills with MS Excel are essential.

Qualifications

Some experience or display interest in civil engineering related and/or design and build projects.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
IT proficient with Microsoft Packages, including Microsoft Excel.
Educated to a minimum of HND / HNC level; ideally a degree in Quantity Surveying.

Responsibilities

Assisting in preparing subcontract enquiries / quotation comparisons and subcontract documents.
Participate in recording of and payment for subcontracted work, including processing of labour only subcontractors payments once authorised by senior management.
Undertake costing activities, under direction, utilising a sound working knowledge of the cost coding structure for the project.
Assist in cost monitoring of site resources.
As directed, check processed invoices against movement reports, produce and/or check accruals for materials and plant costing; assist with resolving supplier invoice queries and discrepancies.