Junior QS: Office Fit-Outs & Refurbishments

PPM Recruitment; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

PPM Recruitment is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor for a leading Joinery & Fit-out Contractor based near Ashton-under-Lyne. The role supports commercial and contractual management across office, retail and hospitality fit-out projects.

You will assist tendering, cost plans, take-offs, subcontractor procurement, and interim valuations, with opportunities to develop toward a Quantity Surveyor position in a dynamic, project-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years' experience in Quantity Surveying.
• Experience with commercial fit-out or refurbishment contractor preferred.
• Exposure to office fit-outs, retail, hospitality or CAT A/CAT B projects.
• Relevant Quantity Surveying degree, HNC or HND.
• Strong Excel, measurement and commercial skills.
• Ambitious and keen to develop towards a Quantity Surveyor position.

Responsibilities

• Assist with commercial management of fit-out projects from tender to final account.
• Prepare cost plans, estimates and budgets.
• Take off quantities from drawings and specifications.
• Prepare tender enquiries and analyse subcontractor quotations.
• Procure subcontractors and negotiate supplier costs.
• Prepare interim valuations and payment applications.
• Monitor variations, change control and additional works.
• Produce Cost Value Comparisons (CVCs) and financial reports.
• Managing subcontractor accounts and final accounts.
• Liaising with project managers, site teams, clients and subcontractors.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Excel

JCT contracts

Measurement

Cost planning

Budgeting

Education

QS degree

HNC

HND

Job description

PPM Recruitment is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor for a leading Joinery & Fit-out Contractor based near Ashton-under-Lyne. The role supports commercial and contractual management across office, retail and hospitality fit-out projects.

You will assist tendering, cost plans, take-offs, subcontractor procurement, and interim valuations, with opportunities to develop toward a Quantity Surveyor position in a dynamic, project-driven environment.