Title: Assistant Quantity Surveyor/Estimator

Location: Keynsham

Salary: 25,000 to 30,000 + 5,000 Car allowance

Sector: Interiors, Drylining, sub-contractor

Start Date: Immediate

The Company:

Our client is small but an ambitious and fast growing Interiors contractor with an established reputation within the South West market and beyond. Typical projects are interior sub-contracts, partitioning, suspended ceiling, dry-lining as well as full fit-outs, across Commercial and high end residential projects. The company has a strong client based with leading main contractors across the regional.

AssistantQuantity Surveyor - The Role:

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Trainer or Assistant level Quantity Surveyor to join the commercial team working closely with a Senior QS You will be responsible for working on contracts from tendering/pricing work through to managing contracts from a commercial perspective.

Typical duties & responsibilities:

To ensure optimum commercial return is achieved for the project.
Prepare the cost / value reconciliation reports accurately
Prepare and agree interim valuations at the agreed dates to gain the best commercial advantage for the company.
Agree final accounts with subcontractors to maximise project margins.
Ensure sub contract orders are prepared in accordance with company procedure with reference to the date given on the procurement schedules and / or in accordance with the contract programme having achieved the appropriate approvals.
Maintain control of sub contractor`s accounts and minimise the cost of any variations.
Manage subcontracts in terms of valuation and correspondence.
To carry out duties as quantity surveyor on projects as instructed.
To ensure optimum commercial return is achieved for the project in their control.
Prepare or assist with cost / value reconciliation reports on a monthly basis accurately reporting the forecast final financial position of the project.
Prepare turnover cash flow forecasts as directed by line manager at the commencement of all projects, updating as required and recording actual valuation achieved against forecast.

AssistantQuantity Surveyor - The Person

You will have solid experience with either a national or regional main contractor (6 months + )
Experience as Assiatabt Quantity. Surveyor with some estimating experience ideal
Experience of dry-lining and interiors beneficial
Innovative - ability to identify better ways of doing things
A good team player, someone who wants to be part of a growing business to achieve common goals.
This role would suit someone that wants to work within a small business

AssistantQuantity Surveyor - The Reward:

Competitive salary
Company car allowance
Company benefits package
Varied and unique residential developments
Continued local work within the South West region

Please contact Foresight Search for more information on this, or any other vacancy (phone number removed)