The Role
Fortem Solutions are currently recruiting for a driven and professional Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our Stonewater Housing contract, based in our head office in Chippenham In the role you will provide proactive and timely support to the Commercial Management function. You will have the skills to take ownership of workload, have great organisation skills, ability to forward plan and meet deadlines by prioritising work.
The Client
Our contract with Stonewater is long term with the option to extend the partnership again. On our contract we cover over 7,500 houses in 4 different areas of the South-West, from Taunton and Yeovil, over to Bristol and Swindon and down to Salisbury and Bournemouth. We currently deliver Repairs & Maintenance, Voids, Capital Works and an Electrical Service program. We pride ourselves on our great customer service and our senior leadership team has years of experience within this sector which can help you develop your learning and knowledge base.
Duties & Responsibilities
As the Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will work with the more senior commercial team members to ensure appropriate commercial controls are in place and adhered to, in order to secure the company's full entitlement through the contract. You will also work with the commercial and operational teams to negotiate with partners and control the commercial aspects of the supply chain for maximum leverage and to create economically advantageous arrangements for Fortem. You will build long term, influential relationships with preferred suppliers to provide flexibility to changing business needs.
What You Will Need
Essential Criteria:
• Use data interrogation skills
• Good Excel skills (incl. V-Lookup, Pivot tables and formula development)
• Good communication skills
• Previous use of Schedule of rates
• Previous site measurement skills Desirable Criteria:
• QS degree recently qualified or equivalent training
• Experience of Management Accounts
• Commercial Contractor exposure
Benefits
• Annual salary review
• Annual bonus
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off
• 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave
• Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms
• Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee
• Other benefits including dental care, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider discounts & more.
Who We Are
We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our highly trained teams deliver a range of internal and external repairs as well as high quality voids, planned installations and gas services. Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy-efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon. Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers. We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live. We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Job Reference: FOR04308