Title: Assistant Quantity Surveyor - Tier 1 Main Contractor
Function: Commercial
Location: Taplow, Slough, SL6
Salary: £25,00 -£35,000
Position Type: Permanent
Job Purpose:
To be responsible for assisting in the commercial and surveying function on a development, to facilitate delivery and cost-effective completion of the scheme. Our commercial property, which includes convenience retail, high-quality food & beverage outlets, modern offices and leisure space, is closely aligned to the requirements of both our residents and the wider community.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Assisting with…..
· Preparation of reports as required
· Identifying risks and opportunities
· Understanding the approved Budget and package breakdowns
· Liaising with the technical team and design consultants so as to ensure design concepts and proposals are developed in line with the approved budgets and procurement tracker
· Monitoring changes so as to continuously identify the status of costs
· Liaising with all members of the project team, including but not limited to construction, technical, sales, finance, customer service and estate management colleagues.
· To establish subcontract sources early in the programme so that they can contribute to the design in terms of value engineering and alternative solutions (early supply chain engagement)
· Preparing scope of works and trade packages
· Preparing selected tender list for approval
· Subcontract tendering
· Holding and taking minutes of Subcontract Post-Tender and Pre-Order Meetings
· Preparing subcontract documentation
· Raising subcontractor payments and ensuring associated notices and documentation are issued in a timely manner
· Sending agreed number of copies of all Contract Drawings and any revised drawings as issued to subcontractors
· Forecasting value of design variations
· Countersigning site instructions
· Producing subcontractor instruction/variation reports
· Fully completing monthly cost reports for approval
Person Specification:
Please note our standard working hours are 7:30am until 4.30pm Monday to Friday.
Minimum Level of Education/Qualifications and Experience:
Essential: Quantity Surveying or Construction degree level educated OR can be doing a Quantity Surveying degree.
All required training will be provided.
Essential:
· Proactive, self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook
· An effective leader, motivator and mentor
· Credible, and comfortable in dealing with a wide variety of stakeholders
· Reliable, tolerant, and determined
· Team player
· Empathic communicator, able to see things from the other person’s point of view
· Well-presented and business like