Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Location: Ipswich
Talented people are the key to our success
We can potentially consider certain types of flexible working in this role for the right candidate, subject to meeting business needs.
About us:
Would you like to work for a progressive and ambitious company which is also one of the most successful within the UK construction and infrastructure industry?
Morgan Sindall provides national construction and infrastructure services to private and public sector customers across a comprehensive range of markets. We aim to create great results for our customers, partners and ourselves.
Opportunity:
We have a fantastic opportunity within our Construction business for an ambitious and talented Assistant Quantity Surveyor.
The successful candidate will be joining the existing team of passionate and dedicated commercial staff.
We are looking for an assistant quantity surveyor who has a wealth of knowledge in the main contracting market.
Experience of working on Educational, Healthcare, Leisure or Defence schemes between £5 and £20 million is an advantage.
We are looking for people who share our passion for the project at hand whilst also being able to work within a fun and hardworking team environment.
Responsibilities:
As an assistant quantity surveyor you will
- Provide commercial expertise to aid with the delivery of the contracted work by taking the commercial lead in a geographical focused team.
- The provision of accurate and timely commercial reports and advice to the management team whilst ensuring the contract achieves the appropriate commercial targets.
- Experience on 2 stage projects preferable and experience managing own projects rather than as part of a larger team
Already experienced as a quantity surveyor you will ideally be educated to BSc in Quantity Surveying (or other equivalent commercially related discipline) and you will be working towards professional membership of an appropriate organisation (for example, RICS/CIOB). You will have a detailed knowledge of company management systems including; Commercial and financial (Commercial Manager /COINS/Sphere). You will also have proven experience of managing quantity surveyors on a large contract.
About the Construction East Team:
The Construction East Anglia team deliver projects across the Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire geographical area. Ranging from £250k special works projects, to major projects in excess of £50 million, the business delivers exciting schemes across both the private and public sectors. As current incumbents on all the counties Local Authority frameworks, the business has a large range of strong opportunities across the next three to four years. Our strategic aim to become the contractor of choice on this framework is helping to steadily grow the business backbone, whilst key opportunities in the competitive and private sector marketplaces enable us to retain a presence in all of the major sectors. With offices in Cambridge, Norwich and Ipswich, we are strategically placed to deliver our diverse portfolio of work across in every area within the region. We are looking for like-minded people who share our passion for delivering high quality projects with consistently exceptional customer service, but at the same time remembering to enjoy the experience!
Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.
Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.
In the recruitment process all applicants are required to provide the necessary right to work information and documentation.