A well respected construction consultancy is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join their dedicated team in Ely, Cambridgeshire. This company take pride in offering employees variety, support, training and mentoring, progression and a broad range of exciting projects.

Services offered to their clients include:-

1. Pre-contract Services

2. Post-contract Services

3. Final Accounts

This means you get to see the full life cycle of quantity surveying, but not just from your desk, we encourage being onsite and office based from the start of your career with us.

What does an Assistant Quantity Surveyor do?

As a Commercial / Project Assistant, you will be well supported by a team of Quantity Surveyors, Managers and Directors who will be on hand to learn from and ask questions to.

Your role will be supporting the surveying team with the Quantity Surveying process, this includes:

Pre-contract services

* Measuring

* Production of pricing (Bill of Quantities)

* Tendering – talking to suppliers to obtain estimates based on the measurements and quantities provided

Post-contract services

* Management and administering of sub-contractor payments

* Managing change or variations that occur throughout the process

* Tracking project spend

Final Accounts

* Assist with the production and agreement of accounts on projects worked on

* Assist with the preparation of financial reports as required

* Assist with the preparation of final accounts and claim documents

What skills and experience do you need?

* Whilst having experience in the quantity surveying industry would be beneficial, what’s important to us is your enthusiasm, reliability and commitment to your job and the business.

* Good knowledge of Microsoft Office particularly Excel is required, along with a high level of attention to detail and organisation.

* You will be dealing with suppliers, sub-contractors and clients so being able to communicate effectively and build working relationships is important.

What training and development will you get?

Training, development and mentoring is at the heart of the company’s commitment to progressing new talent within quantity surveying. They are proud to have a bespoke mentoring and training programme which incorporates the key Competencies required by the RICS to progress the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC). Depending on your chosen career path and previous qualifications/experience they will define the best training appropriate for you on starting