Junior / Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Rydon; Dartford; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading maintenance service provider in Dartford seeks an enthusiastic Junior or Assistant Quantity Surveyor. The role involves managing costs for housing repairs and requires experience or education in a related field. You will benefit from a competitive salary, flexible hybrid working, and opportunities for career development. Join a dynamic team committed to quality and community.

Benefits

25 days holiday, increasing to 30 days

Employee discount scheme

Company pension and life assurance

Flexible benefits options

Health and wellness benefits

Opportunities for career progression

Full training and ongoing support

Qualifications

• Experience in housing maintenance environment preferred.
• Familiarity with reactive and cyclical repairs.
• Ability to build relationships with clients and subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Assist with obtaining and evaluating cost information for housing repairs.
• Identify cost anomalies using NHF Schedule of Rates.
• Manage purchasing and negotiate subcontract and material orders.
• Ensure health and safety compliance in subcontractor procurement.

Skills

Experience in Social Housing

Knowledge of NHF Schedule of Rates

Strong MS Office skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Relevant degree or current study in related field

Job description

Overview

Do you have previous experience in Social Housing and schedule of rates billing? We are looking for an enthusiastic Junior or Assistant QS that wants to provide high quality work to support our business and its values. Rydon Maintenance specialise in Social Housing repairs and maintenance projects. As Junior / Assistant Quantity Surveyor you will assist with managing costs for our responsive and planned housing maintenance and repairs contracts.

The position is based from our office in Dartford, Kent, however we do operate a hybrid working culture which means we can offer you flexibility with a mix of working from home and in the office.

Rydon combine a personal touch with outstanding technical expertise to deliver award-winning, quality facilities for local communities with a commitment from people who are passionate about what they do. We recognise that it’s our people who make Rydon the success it is today and we understand the importance of career development and training. We’re continuously investing in our people and this is what makes us one of the leading employers within the maintenance environment.

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Job Purpose

Working as part of our quantity surveying team you will assist with obtaining and evaluating cost information from each of our Housing Repairs contracts. You will be working to ensure a realistic cost for the supply of works, goods, materials and services is achieved. Repairs span the full spectrum of trades and include electrical repairs, carpentry, plumbing and much more.

This role will suit either someone already undertaking a related degree (Day release for example) or someone with a few years experience.

Key responsibilities will include;

Using NHF Schedule of Rates to identify cost anomalies in both directly delivered and subcontracted works, whilst also ensuring the :

• Timely Purchasing and negotiating Sub Contract, Material and Plant orders
• Ensure Subcontract, Plant and Material orders pass down all risks where possible in relation to the Main Contract and are inclusive of all necessary Health and Safety information
• Ensure Subcontractors and Suppliers are approved and meet company standards prior to procurement
• Paying and monitoring Subcontractor progress.

This is a full time permanent position, working hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm.

What we can offer you;

• A competitive starting salary.
• 25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 days.
• Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services.
• Company pension, life assurance and income protection.
• Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan, Private Medical Insurance and Cycle to work schemes.
• Health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, access to an Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme, BUPA Health & Wellbeing Plans, access to our Health and Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much much more!
• Opportunities to progress your career across the business.
• Full training, ongoing coaching and support.

This is a great opportunity for further personal growth / development.

Experience Required

The role would suit either someone already undertaking a related degree, or perhaps you already hold a degree and have a few years experience. Your experience gained within a housing maintenance environment (reactive / responsive repairs, cyclical and / or lifecycle repairs). SOR (Schedule of Rates) experience would also be beneficial.

You will also demonstrate strong MS Office packages experience, great communication skills with the ability to build excellent relationships both internally and externally with our clients and sub contractors.

If you are looking to join a business that can offer significant opportunity for career development we’d strongly encourage you to apply.