Assistant Quantity Surveyor A leading and personalconsultancy 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. ADZN1_UKTJ