Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Assist senior QS with procurement, subcontract management, and commercial reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• subcontract payments
• commercial reporting
• tender review
• risk identification
• programme management
• measurement

Tasks

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerStevin are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients. Reporting to the Quantity Surveyor/Project Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor, the Assistant QS is required to assist Quantity, Project Quantity Surveyors and Senior Surveyors in their duties. -Ensure you effectively and appropriately communicate between all members of staff. -Ensure records are kept of subcontractors work and validate the legitimacy of any account records provided by the subcontractor -Ensure you are aware of your roles and responsibilities with particular reference to the business's commercial interests. -Understand and be aware of the tender book allowances, risk and scopes. -Identify risks and bring them to the attention of your manager on an on-going basis -Work with and develop the trainee surveyor on the project if applicable -Develop an understanding of the different programme types weekly, as-built, construction, target and contract -Understand the project, our tender offer, and review the tender documents. -Assist in the preparation of sub-contract documentation. -Assist the procurement process to maximise profit and help ensure subcontract orders are placed on time and in accordance with the company policy. -Be accountable for programme awareness and understanding -Attend regular internal meetings held and ensure your actions are closed out quickly. -Prepare sub-contract payment notices for approval in accordance with the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (LDEDC). -Help to maximise staff morale -Assist in the production of the back up to the monthly commercial reports produced in accordance with the business's Commercial policy. -Act in the business's best commercial interests at all times. -Minimise waste -Be aware of the contractual requirements of the project. -Produce subcontract payments for approval on the basis that the work has been carried out in accordance with the contract and to the correct quality -Keep accurate records of site activities undertaken and events -Assist in the production of the monthly commercial reports so that they are produced on time -Assist in the subcontractor appraisal process. -Assist in the establishment of the first profit and loss forecast. -Ensure subcontract payments are based on accurate valuation and are made on time -Assist in the accurate measurement of the subcontractors works -Assist in the compilation of specific subcontractor liabilities and accruals

Requirements

• rics
• ciob
• ices
• qs degree
• technical hnd
• drug screening

What You Bring

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all. -Undertaking an accredited course by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) or the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES). -A degree in QS and relevant experience obtained. -Alternatively, a degree with some numerical or technical is advantageous. Relevant HND subjects include building/construction, urban and land studies, civil engineering and structural engineering.

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Benefits

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. -24/7 Virtual GP service -Private medical care -Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday -Competitive salary -Mental health, physical health, and financial support -Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training -Option to buy additional annual leave -Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts -Employee Assistance programme -Life Assurance -Cycle to Work scheme -Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits

About Volkerwessels Uk

-Operates through five units—VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerLaser—each with deep specialist roots. -Frontline in complex infrastructure: building airports, rail networks, highways, marine works and major civil projects. -Typical projects range from rail signalling upgrades and highway bridges to port development and flood protection schemes. -Known for weaving niche skills—like slipform paving, steel foundations, waterproofing and land reclamation—into integrated delivery. -Headquartered in Hoddesdon, its teams juggle ~250 active sites countrywide, forging engineering solutions at scale. -A standout: VolkerLaser delivers specialist structural repair and waterproofing, a rare niche in UK infrastructure.

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Security Clearance

-mandatory drugs & alcohol screening for all staff.