Assistant Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing Repairs
Contract: 12-Month Temporary
Salary: £47,000 per annum
Location: North London
Overview
We are seeking an analytically minded Assistant Quantity Surveyor to support a leading social housing provider on a one-year temporary contract. This role is ideal for a QS with strong data analysis skills, a passion for accuracy, and experience working within the repairs and maintenance sector of social housing.
As part of a high-performing commercial team, you will assist in validating cost data, supporting contractor performance reviews, preparing valuations, and ensuring repairs are delivered efficiently and cost-effectively.
Key Responsibilities
Repairs Cost Analysis: Examine repair orders, schedules of rates, invoices, and contractor submissions to ensure accuracy, value for money, and compliance with contract terms.
Commercial Reporting: Produce cost reports, financial summaries, and forecasts for internal stakeholders.
Data Quality & Insight: Clean, analyse, and interpret large datasets to identify trends, anomalies, and areas for potential savings.
Contract Support: Assist in managing repairs contracts, including validating contractor applications, monitoring KPIs, and supporting dispute resolution.
Budget Monitoring: Track expenditure against budgets and highlight variances early.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with operations teams, contractors, and finance colleagues to improve processes and ensure accurate cost control.
Compliance: Ensure all work adheres to internal policies, procurement rules, and relevant legislation.
Skills & Experience
Experience as an Assistant QS, Commercial Assistant, Cost Analyst, or similar within housing, repairs, or construction.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to handle complex data sets.
Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, data modelling) and ideally experience with housing/repairs systems (e.g., Northgate, DRS, Oneserve, Orchard, NEC, or similar).
Understanding of Schedule of Rates (SOR), repairs diagnostics, and maintenance cost structures.
Confident communicator able to present insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to work independently within a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
What We're Looking For
Someone who can hit the ground running, quickly understand live repairs data, and add immediate value.
A candidate with both QS knowledge and data literacy, who can support the commercial team in controlling spend.
An individual who is proactive, curious, and able to challenge cost inaccuracies confidently but constructively