Role: Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Location: Bristol (4 days a week/1 day in Birmingham)

Salary: £40,000

(£40 a day subsidiary and a tie-in for a 4-month bonus)

Role Purpose: Provide a quantity surveying service across a range of projects under the guidance of a more senior surveyor to ensure they are delivered on time and within budget.

Role Responsibilities: Support the senior commercial team with the following:

* Liaise with customers and project managers

* Management of commercial and contractual aspects of relationships with customers, consultants and subcontractors

* Measure, price, negotiate and agree budgets and costs for variations to project scope

* Check project costs are correct and raise/resolve queries where necessary

* Attend pre-contract meetings, liaise with a wide range of construction professionals, and ensure timely completion of agreed actions

* Produce and maintain up to date procurement schedules

* Compile and issue invitations to tender, analyse subcontractor quotations and make recommendations for placement of orders

* Compile subcontract orders for approval

* Visit site to measure and value works completed

* Assess subcontractor payment entitlement and process payments

* Carry out reconciliation of cost and value to date/forecast to keep the management team informed of project performance

* Work closely with contract and site management staff to support the smooth running of the office and the site, carrying out other duties as required

Requirements:

* Degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management

* Some experience as a Graduate/Apprentice/Assistant Quantity Surveyor

* Full UK Driving License