Assistant Quantity Surveyor A leading and personal consultancy in Milton Keynes have an opening for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join their team. Working on a range of industry leading schemes, they operate within a range of sectors, including commercial, education, healthcare, leisure, retail and residential. The majority of their workload is refurbishment, and they are most prominent in the retail sector Lots of benefits: * £30-40,000 * 27 days holiday plus bank holidays. * Buy additional leave * 6% pension * All expenses covered for work purposes * Hybrid working – 1 day a week from home. * 8.30 to 5 – again flexible – you can start earlier/ finish earlier if you prefer * Private health insurance and can add your family * Open plan office * Informal working environment * Trust people – manage your own workload * Casual dress * Regular social events * Plenty of room to progress * Social event throughout the year * RICS support The role - Assistant Quantity Surveyor You will be joining a team of 19 and will enjoy working in a collaborative working environment in a modern, open plan office. You will be working on one of their most prestigious retail framework accounts, undertaking a full range of construction projects, largely fit out and refurbishment, ranging from £50,000 - multi-million pound works. You will be working on fast paced / fast turnaround projects Office based in the main, out seeing clients roughly once a week. Job Objectives: You will assist with: * Establishing friendly, professional relationships with clients and be an extension of their team * Subcontractor tendering and reviewing costs. * Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget. * Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner. * Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering. * Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed. The right person. Assistant Quantity Surveyor You will have some form of construction qualification, and 1 years plus experience working as an Assistant Cost Planner, or an Assistant Quantity Surveyor. Candidates from housing or contracting / commercial backgrounds will be considered