Assistant Quantity Surveyor

2 weeks ago

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Optima Systems Full time £30,000 - £50,000 per year

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

High Wycombe

Competitive Salary

Permanent, Full Time

Due to our continued success, we have an excellent opportunity for an
Assistant
Quantity Surveyor
to join our
Optima Major Works
team in
High Wycombe, delivering projects in London and throughout the South of England.

The
Assistant Quantity Surveyor
will assist the Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager to ensure a successful financial outcome of allocated projects.

Specific duties include:

  • Completing job start forms.
  • Receiving handovers from the Estimating department obtaining all cost information and quotations used in the tender.
  • Starting up financial files for each project.
  • Establishing valuation dates with clients.
  • Valuing all variations and submit valuation to Clients in accordance with the valuation dates.
  • Obtaining payment certificates.
  • Cost value reconciliations.
  • Submitting and agreeing final accounts.
  • Placing orders to Sub-contractors.
  • Instructing sub-contractors for variations.
  • Attending sub-contractor meetings.
  • Visiting sites on a regular basis in coordination with the Project Manager.

You will be supervised and trained to carrying out these duties by a senior member of staff to enable you to develop your skills in these areas.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 18 months industry experience and relevant construction related qualification i.e. BSc Quantity Surveying or Construction Cost Management / HND / HNC or A levels.

In order to succeed, you will need to be tenacious, able to quickly establish working relationships with a variety of people and thrive in a varied and fast paced environment.

This is a full time position, working Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5.30pm (40 hours per week).

It is preferable for candidates to live within a 60 minute commutable distance to our offices at High Wycombe and sites predominantly located in London.

Candidates must have the eligibility to work full time in the UK permanently.

Optima offers a competitive salary and benefits, including 25 days holidays (increases with long service), private medical cover*, pension contribution*, cycle to work scheme*, access to employee assistance programme with excellent wellbeing benefits, alongside the opportunity to work in a well-established and friendly company.

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