Assistant Quantity Surveyor

• Vet contract documentation on receipt from client to ensure compatibility with the company’s tender and subsequent negotiations
• Prepare and issue enquiries for major plant & equipment and sub-contract packages. Vet quotations commercially and negotiate price and terms with vendors. Issue resultant purchase orders and sub-contract orders
• Prepare and submit applications for payment and/or Invoices, obtain payment certificates and progress client payments in accordance with contractual provisions
• Measure, submit and agree variations, loss & expense and/or compensation events in accordance with contractual provisions to facilitate prompt agreement of final accounts
• Monitor on-site record keeping. Prepare and issue notices in accordance with contractual provisions
• Prepare/ submit monthly cost value reconciliations and cash/ spend profiles. Attend contract review meetings
• Measure, certify and agree sub-contractors interim valuations and final accounts. Prepare and issue contractual notices to sub-contractors
• Assist the Finance Department in securing payment of invoices and/or applications for payment
• Assist the Commercial Manager and Senior Quantity Surveyors in the production of monthly CVR’s

• Good commercial awareness
• Educated to BSc in Quantity Surveying (or other equivalent commercially related discipline)
• Member of Profession Institution (e.g. MRICS or similar)
• Have knowledge and working experience of Mechanical / Electrical services, Construction, or Civils
• Full UK manual driving licence

Attractive salary plus benefits