Assistant quantity surveyor

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for a Permanent Assistant Quantity Surveyor for our client who are based in Chelmsford.

As the Assistant Quantity Surveyor you will be working closely with a Quantity Surveyor to support with purchasing and administrative tasks, related to specific projects.


As the Assistant Quantity Surveyor you will be responsible for:

1. Procurement of building materials (from schedules), bracketry & metalwork (from drawings) – tendering, following up to receive quotes on time, analysing quotes, discussing with the QS, tracking against budgets, negotiating with suppliers, drafting and placing purchase orders.
2. Update these packages on the procurement schedule (excel), and track and remind for upcoming releases
3. Following up suppliers to ensure lead times are maintained and delivered on
4. Maintain a materials management schedule (excel) to track materials from point of order through to confirmed arrival on site, including with locations, dates, orders, delivery notes, pallet/stillage refs, photos etc
5. Deal with reactive procurement issues e.g. missing materials, & site requests in coordination with the team
6. Coordination with project team/s throughout above
7. Assisting QS with pricing of variations – obtaining quotes from supplier etc.
8. Assisting QS with monthly application and vesting processes