Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Location: Brighton
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.
As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor you will assist the project surveyor to carry out quantity surveying duties in conjunction with other team members and provide effective financial and contractual control on all contracts allocated.
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:
- Undertake costing activities, under direction, utilising a sound working knowledge of the cost coding structure for the project
- Measure completed works for allocated sections of the project, for interim and final accounts, including recording agreements with client and/or subcontract representatives
- Collate and / or produce site records necessary for interim and final account payments and cost reports, including materials received records
- Place subcontract orders in accordance with the main contract
- Provide comprehensive financial and surveying related information as required by senior management, including monthly performance review
Meetings
- Measure the works for payment and final account purposes
- Preparation and submission of valuations and final accounts
- Record all relevant events for delay and loss and expense claims
- Monitor and ensure that full payment is received for all work claimed and certified
- Measurement, certification and agreement of subcontractor accounts
- Assist site management in provision of statistics and other surveying related information for customer meetings
- Measurement of operatives work for the monetary payment system
- Liaise with customer representatives and other members of the team to ensure effective communications and a cohesive working environment
Requirements:
- BSc or HND (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or other equivalent commercially related subject
- Preferably qualified to CIOB or RICS accreditation
- Relevant CSCS Card
About the Southern Team:
With a passion to serve customers, we have developed a professional approach where our people in Construction South are encouraged and rewarded to work as a team to achieve Perfect Delivery.
The success of this strategy to: find – win – deliver – repeat has yielded a healthy forward order book, giving us the stability to fully focus on strengthening our long-term work winning capability in our primary sectors of education, public sector frameworks, student accommodation, investment linked opportunities and defence.
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.