Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Assist QS with cost management for residential development projects.

Key Responsibilities

• tender packages
• sub‑contract orders
• bms administration
• cost reporting
• invoice processing
• material valuation

Tasks

-Wear appropriate protective clothing on site at all times. -Ensure you have read the Company’s health and safety policies and procedures observe them at all times. -Reporting any accidents or near misses immediately to your manager and record them in the accident book. -Deal with queries from colleagues. -Immediately advise management of notification of impending claim or legal action arising from a disputed claim or payment from a Sub-Contractor/Service Provider. -Assist with the compiling of tender packages for all sub-contract trades. -Assist with the preparation and agreement of sub-contract final accounts. -Maintaining necessary systems to efficiently file and retrieve information and to allow others to do likewise in accordance with the Business Management System. -Assist with the issuing of sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy and Commercial Best Practice to budget and within programme requirements. Attend sub-contract pre-order meetings. -Receive tenders and assist with the analysis sheet for each trade comparing tender levels. -Assist with the certifying of retention releases on completion of the project. -Diligently use the BMS and processes to manage site project administration, including orders, variations, valuations, etc. -Maintain open lines of communication with colleagues in other regions. -Ensure invoices/applications for payments are processed in accordance with Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract. -Assist with maintaining final account schedules. -To liaise with the Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor and provide all necessary forecast and site budget information to meet the business’s reporting requirements. -Attend all health and safety training as required by the Company. -Assist with the control and reporting of post contract cost movements to provide such monthly reporting as required by the Commercial Manager. -Attend the site pre-start meeting to understand the construction issue drawings with the Senior / Quantity Surveyor. -Attend departmental meetings as required. -Assist in the regular review of materials on-site and material valuations. -Ensure to continue self-development and follow training plan. -Ensure your workplace is kept tidy and any hazards are eliminated or reported to your line manager. -Liaise with Build Department on sub-contractors’ performance and compliance with order conditions. -Where necessary, assist in determining a sub-contract order in accordance with Standard Terms and Conditions of Employment and liaise with Build Department in this respect. -Settle all variation invoices/applications for payment in accordance with Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract. -Assist with the production of sub-contract orders to accord with site programmed build requirements in accordance with Group Policy and Group Rebate schemes and fully adjudicate prior to issue of documentation.

Requirements

• quantity surveying
• chartered cib
• excel
• budget management
• construction methods
• negotiation

What You Bring

-HNC / Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying / Construction management or equivalent -A good knowledge or construction methods and materials -Accurate with an eye for detail -Member of the Chartered Institute of Building, or working towards full membership, or, -Good understanding of budget management -Ability to assess and analyse information -Excellent communications skills -Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require -Able to work under pressure and accept criticism of work -HND/or Degree in Construction -Strong mathematical and IT ability -Good understanding of standard measurement rules -Good team working skills -Negotiating and networking skills -Strong Microsoft Excel knowledge -Working towards being a chartered member of the Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS)COINS systems management knowledge -Good business sense

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Benefits

-Employee rewards portal with many more benefits... -Competitive basic salary and annual bonus -Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice -Share save and share incentive schemes -Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave -Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees -Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover -Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service -Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary -2 Volunteering days per annum -Company car, car allowance or travel allowance

About Vistry Group

-Launched following the merger of Bovis Homes and Galliford Try’s housing arm in January 2020. -Operates three retail brands—Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, Countryside Homes—and a B2B Partnerships arm. -Known for timber-frame manufacturing via Vistry Works, boosting quality, speed, and carbon performance. -Typical projects include mixed-tenure neighbourhoods with schools, parks, orchards, and community facilities. -Completed major schemes like Meridian Water regeneration and Countryside Partnerships integration in 2022.

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