Role: Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Location: Bristol (4 days a week/1 day in Birmingham)

Salary: 40,000

(40 a day subsidiary and a tie-in for a 4-month bonus)

Role Purpose: Provide a quantity surveying service across a range of projects under the guidance of a more senior surveyor to ensure they are delivered on time and within budget.

Role Responsibilities: Support the senior commercial team with the following:

Liaise with customers and project managers
Management of commercial and contractual aspects of relationships with customers, consultants and subcontractors
Measure, price, negotiate and agree budgets and costs for variations to project scope
Check project costs are correct and raise/resolve queries where necessary
Attend pre-contract meetings, liaise with a wide range of construction professionals, and ensure timely completion of agreed actions
Produce and maintain up to date procurement schedules
Compile and issue invitations to tender, analyse subcontractor quotations and make recommendations for placement of orders
Compile subcontract orders for approval
Visit site to measure and value works completed
Assess subcontractor payment entitlement and process payments
Carry out reconciliation of cost and value to date/forecast to keep the management team informed of project performance
Work closely with contract and site management staff to support the smooth running of the office and the site, carrying out other duties as required

Requirements:

Degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management
Some experience as a Graduate/Apprentice/Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Full UK Driving License