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Title: Assistant Quantity Surveyor/Estimator

Location: Keynsham

Salary: £25,000 to £30,000 + £5,000 Car allowance

Sector: Interiors, Drylining, sub-contractor

Start Date: Immediate

The Company:

Our client is small but an ambitious and fast growing Interiors contractor with an established reputation within the South West market and beyond. Typical projects are interior sub-contracts, partitioning, suspended ceiling, dry-lining as well as full fit-outs, across Commercial and high end residential projects. The company has a strong client based with leading main contractors across the regional.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor - The Role:

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Trainer or Assistant level Quantity Surveyor to join the commercial team working closely with a Senior QS You will be responsible for working on contracts from tendering/pricing work through to managing contracts from a commercial perspective.

Typical duties & responsibilities:

* To ensure optimum commercial return is achieved for the project.

* Prepare the cost / value reconciliation reports accurately

* Prepare and agree interim valuations at the agreed dates to gain the best commercial advantage for the company.

* Agree final accounts with subcontractors to maximise project margins.

* Ensure sub contract orders are prepared in accordance with company procedure with reference to the date given on the procurement schedules and / or in accordance with the contract programme having achieved the appropriate approvals.

* Maintain control of sub contractor`s accounts and minimise the cost of any variations.

* Manage subcontracts in terms of valuation and correspondence.

* To carry out duties as quantity surveyor on projects as instructed.

* To ensure optimum commercial return is achieved for the project in their control.

* Prepare or assist with cost / value reconciliation reports on a monthly basis accurately reporting the forecast final financial position of the project.

* Prepare turnover cash flow forecasts as directed by line manager at the commencement of all projects, updating as required and recording actual valuation achieved against forecast.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor - The Person

* You will have solid experience with either a national or regional main contractor (6 months + )

* Experience as Assiatabt Quantity. Surveyor with some estimating experience ideal

* Experience of dry-lining and interiors beneficial

* Innovative - ability to identify better ways of doing things

* A good team player, someone who wants to be part of a growing business to achieve common goals.

* This role would suit someone that wants to work within a small business

Assistant Quantity Surveyor - The Reward:

* Competitive salary

* Company car allowance

* Company benefits package

* Varied and unique residential developments

* Continued local work within the South West region

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