Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Our client is a fully integrated civil and delivery service providing innovative, sustainable and quality solutions to the water industry. They deliver large, planned capital delivery schemes to planned/reactive emergency works, reservoir refurbishment and developer services. This role is hybrid working and requires one day a week on site in Sussex with the other four days working from home. This role is a junior level / trainee role.  

Job Description:  

This pivotal position is to provide a quantity surveying role at project level, interfacing with operations and reporting to the management team. To act as a day to day link between the operational and commercial team. This role covers small to intermediate works groups, and contains the opportunity to progress the commercial function across the business.  

Some of the main responsibilities for this role include:  

- Administration of NEC3 contracts, Options A and C including PSC  

- Maintain contract project documentation  

- Preparation and issue of EWN’s and CE’s to the supply chain and clients  

- Attend weekly and monthly commercial meetings at a project level  

- Monitor change control at a project level  

- Liaise with the programmer(s) at a project level  

- Pre, during and post contract liaison with clients and supply chain  

- Supply chain negotiation and letting package of work  

- Manage and value variations/ CE’s  

- Preparation and submission of monthly valuations  

- Preparation and submission of final accounts  

- Preparation and submission of project tenders including follow up  

- Develop and maintain relationships with relevant client representatives and the supply chain

- Proficient working knowledge of NEC 3 main and subcontract contract forms (essential)  

- NEC3 experience A, C and E  

- Strong written and verbal communication skills (essential)  

- BSc Degree in Quantity Surveying, with a minimum of 3-5 years' experience an NEC contract environment  

- Demonstrable understanding of both Pre-Contract and Post-Contract work  

- Strong user of Excel, charts, pivots, lookups and sheet automation