Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Assist with commercial administration, cost reporting, and subcontract management on large projects.

Key Responsibilities

• subcontract admin
• doc production
• cost reporting
• change management
• procurement bids
• stakeholder liaison

Tasks

-Administration of allocated subcontract works packages including, interim assessments of the amount due and change management. -Produce Subcontract documentation for approval for packages procured. -Collate and calculate information required to assist the Commercial team in the production and maintenance of a detailed ‘cost to complete’ including schedules of Subcontractor ‘liabilities’. -Participate in creating a knowingly safe working environment. -Liaise with operational and engineering staff -Use the latest software tools to assist in the cost and value reporting to the business unit. -Provide information to the Commercial team to assist in the production of monthly payment applications to the Client. -Assist in the management of change in accordance with the form of contract -Assist in the production and issue of commercial notices to Subcontractors. -Be involved in the procurement of Subcontract packages including preparation of bid enquiry documentation and critical evaluation of bids.

Requirements

• contracts
• communication
• excel
• word
• sub‑contracts

What You Bring

-Good appreciation of standard forms of contract. -Good communicator -Strong IT skills including Excel, Word -Experience in Dealing with a range of sub-contract packages.

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Benefits

-Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role -Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme -Cycle to Work schemes -Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it -Comprehensive pension plan -Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays -A wide range of corporate discounts

About Galliford Try

-a national construction powerhouse with a history tracing back to two century‑old local builders. -now focusing on Building, Infrastructure (including Highways and Environment), and Specialist Services, delivering projects such as schools, hospitals, water barriers, and road networks. -expanded through strategic acquisitions—Morrison Construction in 2006, Miller Construction in 2014, and water and specialist services firms since 2021—to broaden its technical capabilities. -delivers projects in sectors like education, health, defence, justice facilities, major highways, water treatment infrastructure, fire‑safety upgrades, and digital infrastructure. -retains dual brands—Galliford Try in England & Wales and Morrison Construction in Scotland—to maintain regional strength. -has shown strong growth, recovering from COVID, reinstating dividends in 2021, and aiming to exceed £2.2 billion in revenue and achieve a 4% operating margin by 2030.

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