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Job Title: Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Salary/Rate: £25,000 - £35,000
Location: Bristol
Job Type: Permanent
Industry/Specialist Area: Consultancy
Client Description:
Our client provides an award winning engineering consultancy and specialist contracting services to the infrastructure, environmental and construction sectors. With offices nationwide, they are able to provide clients with a bespoke solution, tailored specifically to their individual requirements, no matter how technically complex or challenging. Expanding in the public and private sector through organic growth, our client offers a friendly work environment, development opportunities and a superior retention rate.
Job Description:
As a result of continued and sustained growth, our Client is looking to recruit an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to work at their offices in Bristol. Their schemes cover a wide variety of remediation based projects and require an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to assist with all commercial and contractual matters to ensure the successful and profitable delivery of a wide range of projects.
The Role
• Assist with all commercial activities and financial governance, working closely with the contract / operations teams, including risk identification and management
• Continually review existing commercial processes to identify and implement best practice
• Assisting in drawing up contracts and sub-contracts or ensure contracts have been drawn up prior to commencement of works, and to review contracts drawn up by third parties
• To assist with tendering activities including enquiries, bid evaluations, proposals of bidder selection, and the settlement of claims and disputes
• Assist in identifying and managing risk and opportunities associated with all contracts
• Provide commercial / contractual advice to contract teams
• Notification, preparation and agreement of insurance claims
• Attend project mobilisation and close out meetings
• To assist with WIP levels and cash flow to ensure efficient processes and cash collection
• Assist in the timely submission of final accounts to Clients
• Assist with annual commercial audits for each main contract to ensure good practice and compliance with procedures
• Assist in the preparation of monthly financial reports identifying trends and areas for improvement
• Assist in managing contracts (Using NEC3 options A, B and C) including final account measurement and agreement of interim assessments and Early Warning Notifications
• Preparing and submitting of Early Warnings / Agreeing quotations for EW / Compensation events and resolving disputes
• Attending / contributing to risk management, value engineering, cost / value, progress and design meetings
• Preparation of weekly / monthly cost / value reports, including KPI information, estimates of defined costs to complete, Pain / Gain position
• Preparing and agreeing of final accounts and sub-contract documents, including sub contract set up
The Person
• A Degree in Quantity Surveying or relevant discipline is preferred
• A sound working knowledge of NEC 3, options A, B and C
• Working towards MRICS or equivalent qualification
• Strong ability within the use of Microsoft Office products
• strong communicator
This challenging and exciting opportunity, requires an individual who is degree qualified and looking to pursue a career as a Quantity Surveyor within the civil engineering industry.
A highly attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity of work and forward career progression given the company standing as a market leader in the industry, and their dedication to continued growth in the UK.
We are committed to equal opportunities. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, marital/civil partnership status, religion/belief or nationality.
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