Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Assist senior colleagues on QS duties, client liaison, and cost management for projects.

Key Responsibilities

• project administration
• document management
• reporting
• contract support
• task coordination
• client coordination

Tasks

-Assisting senior colleagues with administering project work in line with T&A policies, practices and procedures. -Generally representing T&A in a professionally competent and positive manner, ensuring service quality and integrity is maintained to the highest possible standards. -Ensuring adequate and timely communication channels are in place, both internally and externally to support effective project delivery. -Assisting senior colleagues with a wide variety of pre and post contract duties, ensuring at all times that best practice is employed. -Representing T&A in the marketplace. -Coordinating and preparing information to support the Client, seeking and listening to the Clients requirements and acting on them accordingly. -At all times acting on behalf of T&A in a polite and professional manner and ensuring that company values are maintained and promoted. -Reporting as appropriate to the client and other stakeholders in line with the client’s requirement with company standards. -Network and support business development objectives. -Representing T&A, under senior direction, at project meetings with clients, designers and contractors to provide advice on all aspects of project assignments and following up on actions assigned to T&A at all such meetings. -Comply with all T&A policies and procedures, including the use of the Document Management System. -Prioritise and co-ordinate tasks efficiently ensuring all deadlines are met. -Ensuring efficient and timely implementation of all tasks and project requirements and making every effort to assist with maintaining projects on time and on budget.

Requirements

• rics
• costx
• ms project
• excel
• detail
• pro‑active

What You Bring

Delivering great client experience -Pay accurate and excellent attention to detail. -Willing to make a commitment to continual learning and development, in line with RICS requirements. -Ideally RICS accredited or working towards it. -Familiarity with current forms of contract (e.g. JCT, NEC) highly desirable. -Able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of bespoke construction IT systems such as CATO, CostX, Microsoft Project. -Communicating clearly, concisely and coherently with colleagues, clients and other consultants regarding information required for the purpose of performing our services. -Able to demonstrate basic IT skills with Microsoft word and excel knowledge being essential. -Be pro-active and enjoy working autonomously and as part of a wider team. -Hold an RICS accredited quantity surveying degree.

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About Andersen James Group

-They’ve carved a niche placing white‑collar professionals in housing, planned works, repairs, maintenance, energy services, compliance and asset management roles. -The business expanded through four dedicated divisions—Housing, Construction, Executive and Consultancy—matching talent to purpose. -Clients engage Andersen James for interim hires and transformational projects: from risk management and restructuring to digital transformation and post‑acquisition integration. -Beyond recruitment, they offer executive coaching, talent mapping, market benchmarking and offer management to elevate placement success. -Their typical projects range from filling senior roles in housing authorities to staffing teams in energy services and compliance departments. -A standout: each quarter every team member donates half a day to community charities and the company channels profit and time into local causes.

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