Job Description
Assistant Quantity Surveyor
This is a great opportunity for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join a main contractor and work on Canal & River Trust Framework with project values ranging from £50,000 to £500,000.
The company is an award-winning main contractor who are market leaders in the Environmental sector. Your role as Assistant Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for the commercial performance of projects to achieve optimum recovery and cash flow while the costs of projects in real time and the effective and fair management of suppliers and sub-contractors.
This company are forward thinking, offer great training and development opportunities and are recognised for their great culture, which puts their people first.
Key responsibilities for this Assistant Quantity Surveyor role:
· Client Management – create and maintain open communication with the client and assist the Commercial Manager with client related commercial issues
· Assist in producing the client’s forecast cost to complete giving consideration to the clients project budget and the completion date
· Understand the requirements of all the Stakeholders of the project including but not limited to statutory authorities and regulators
· Understand environmental legislation applying to your contracts
· Assist the site team so that all waste material generated is disposed of in accordance with the SWMP and Waste Management Licensing Regulations, or that a suitable exemption is in place
· Assist in the production of contract Budgets, Costs to Complete and Cash Flow Forecasts to enable real time decisions to be made for the commercial benefit of LAWS and the client
· Understand the contract programme in terms of critical path, Contractors float, Key dates, Completion date & Planned Completion as required by the contract
· Manage the procurement of Sub-contractors in a timely manner with competitive tenders wherever possible
Experience required for this Assistant Quantity Surveyor role:
· 3+ Years experience at Assistant QS level
· Experience working on NEC Contract (Options A & D preffered)
· Lump Sum, Target Costing & Change Control knowledge
· Good IT SKills - Online Operating Systems & Microsoft Excel
· Degree preffered but not essential
Package offered for this Assistant Quantity Surveyor role:
· Temp-to-Perm - 6 month contract followed by permanent position
· Benefits