Assistant Surveyor

Volkerrail Group; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

VolkerFitzpatrick is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor for a significant civil engineering project involving multiple schemes across Network Rail’s Southern Route. Candidates should be pursuing an accredited surveying course or have a relevant degree, along with an understanding of construction management.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday

Option to buy additional annual leave

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts

Training and development opportunities

Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity benefits

Employee Assistance programme

Mental health, physical health, and financial support

24/7 Virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Undertaking an accredited course by RICS, CIOB, or ICES.
• A degree with some numerical or technical subjects is advantageous.
• Knowledge and understanding of construction management.

Responsibilities

• Assist with all commercial matters relating to multiple schemes within the Earthworks portfolio.
• Involvement in embankment reconstructions and slope stabilisations.

Skills

Knowledge of construction management

Education

Accredited course by RICS, CIOB, or ICES

Degree in building/construction, urban studies, civil engineering

Job description

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation’s life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

We have an exciting role for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to work on the Southern Renewals Enterprise. The project will total 5+5 years of multiple individual schemes across Network Rail’s Southern Route (Kent, Sussex & Wessex).

You will assist with all commercial matters relating to multiple schemes within the Earthworks portfolio which will include, embankment reconstructions, slope stabilisations etc

About you

• Undertaking an accredited course by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) or the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES).
• Alternatively, a degree with some numerical or technical is advantageous. Relevant HND subjects include building/construction, urban and land studies, civil engineering and structural engineering.
• Knowledge and understanding of construction management

If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us [e-mail]

Additional Information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed to [e-mail]

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

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