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Graduate Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Assistant who is analytical, organised with excellent problem-solving skills is required to play a key role in delivering a range of exciting projects for a well-established company based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
SALARY: £27,500 - £32,500 per annum (DOE) + Excellent Benefits (see below)
LOCATION: Rochdale, Greater Manchester,North West England (OL11) (Office Based)
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Graduate Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Assistantwho is analytical, organised with excellent problem-solving skills is required to play a key role in delivering a range of exciting projects.
Working as the Graduate Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Assistant you will support the Commercial Manager in delivering successful projects within the department.
As the Graduate Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Assistant your responsibilities will include cost estimation, tender preparation, budget management, risk assessments, monitoring project costs and prepare regular reports.
As the successful candidates you will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and a solid understanding of the construction industry.
APPLY TODAY
If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.
DUTIES
Your duties as a Graduate Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Assistant will include:
- Assist the Commercial Manager in ensuring the delivery of service requirements within the department
- Assist cost analysis of various types of work as a forerunner to tender preparation
- Identify commercial risks and assist develop suitable responses
- Monitor and control costs throughout the project
- Identify risks surrounding the project and cost variations
- Track and maintain budget management where required
- Analyse, produce, and present reports as required
- Liaise between all managers, site managers, subcontracts, and site teams
- Price/forecast the cost of the different materials needed for the project
- Track changes to the design and/or construction work and adjust budget projections accordingly
- Liaise with the client and other construction professionals, such as site managers, project managers and site engineers
- Prepare and analyse project costings for tenders, such as materials, quantities, labour and time
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
- Ideally a graduate quantity surveyor
- Attention to detail and ability to apply analytical thinking in problem-solving
- Experience working within a customer-facing role, and the ability to build strong customer relationships
- Able to work under pressure and to a high standard
- Excellent communication/customer-facing skills
- Disciplined and organised
- Able to work on own initiative, unsupervised, but also contribute to an effective team
BENEFITS
- Annual Leave - starting at 32 per annum including bank holidays, close down for Christmas period
- Company Performance Bonus - The bonus scheme runs twice per year in summer and winter
- Private Health Care - protection for your health for you!
- Life Assurance - giving you peace of mind in the event of passing
- Employee Assistance Program - that little extra support where you need it most
- Wellbeing Events - various of initiatives for team building and wellbeing
- Long Service Awards - ranges from meals, hotels, weekends away!
- Bespoke Development Programs - training and development that suits you, not just a tick in the box
- Friday Early Finishes - 3pm finishes
- Various Charity and Social Events
- Health Surveillance - caring about you and your health
Best of all, you’ll be part of an Employee Owned business!
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P12976
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