We’re on the lookout for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our well-established client in Loughborough on a full time, permanent basis.

Salary: Up to £28,000 (depending on experience).

The Role:

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will support the contract managers with all aspects of commercial and financial management. Monitoring, recording an analysing costs and resources and enhancing the value of contracts through effective financial control. Assist with reviews of contracts to mitigating commercial risk through appropriate use of contracts with particular emphasis on providing commercial support.

Key Responsibilities:

·      Provide QS support and services to the contract and project managers.

·      Assist the rail project managers with maintaining live rail commercial information through the maintenance of spreadsheets.

·      Assist the rail project managers with monthly invoicing.

·      Assist the rail project managers with accurately maintaining spreadsheet to enable accurate monthly, quarterly and annual sales forecasts.

·      Administer valuations and the pricing of variations.

·      Report to the project QS any anomalies on a client account.

·      Support where necessary with surveying duties on site.

·      Maintain records cost value reconciliations (profit and loss).

·      Development of knowledge relevant to contract conditions.

·      Monitor job costings against quoted figures raising any anomalies with the project QS.

·      Chase agreement on prices.

·      Ensure applications are completed on time with Commercial Manager and Contract/Project Manager.

·      Ensure timely completion of all relevant information for Commercial Manager to liaise with Contract Manager on the final account.

·      Understand the implications of the Health & Safety Regulations.

·      Attending meetings, both internally and externally, to support commercial requirements.

Requirements:

·      Holding or working towards HNC in Quantity Surveying or other relevant qualification.

·      Excellent Communication skills both written and verbally.

·      Must be well organised with proven time management skills.

·      Have an accurate and methodical approach to maintaining financial and commercial information.

·      Driven with a dynamic approach to long term career development.

·      Basic understanding of the wider construction processes.

·      Good understanding and competency with the use of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, Word and Microsoft projects

·      Ideally Full UK Driving Licence.

·      Ideally CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme).

If you are looking for the first step in your career as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor with a well-established and respected company, then apply for this role now!

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