Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Job Description

Our client has been Established for 100 years and have an enviable reputation across the Construction Industry.

Due to company expansion, our client is looking for a Graduate Quantity Surveyor to join their busy team reporting into Senior Quantity Surveyor.

They are interested in applicants with a degree or under graduates in Quantity Surveying and no experience required although preferred. This candidate will gain hands on experience.

Based in Bury but with regular site visits/days which will involve travelling to relevant sites mostly in North West and the surrounding counties, this role will involve:

* All aspects of quantity surveying from early construction phases including measurement, valuation and managing payment applications throughout the project to final accounts.
* Assist with the negotiation of sub-contract orders
* Preparing sub-contract order requisitions
* Maintaining sub-contract payment/charges registers
* Carrying out of weekly sub-contract payments
* Producing weekly cost and value reports
* Managing centralised cost allocation system
* Provide feedback on commercial matters to management
* Other commercial administration activities as may be required from time to time
* Be pro-active in developing new systems to meet changing operational needs.

If you have driven and ambition we would be delighted to hear from you.

We need:

* An energetic and motivated professional with natural drive and initiative;
* A candidate who addresses problems and implements change;
* An intuitive individual who can use natural negotiation skills to resolve issues;
* Commercially aware and financially astute
* A person who is well organised and can operate independently
* A team player able to develop good relationships within the Company and outside

Salary and Package negotiable dependent on experience