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SalaryBuild Recruitment has just taken on a role with a repeat client looking for an Assistant Employer’s Agent / Quantity Surveyor to be based out of either their Kent or Brighton office.
Business Description
Our client is a versatile construction consultancy, offering a range of services in London and the South East, including Employer's Agent, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Party Wall Surveying, Principal Designer, and Site Inspections. The firm operates in the residential and leisure sectors, handling both new construction and renovation projects for the public and private sectors. This includes mixed-use developments, specialized elderly care accommodations, and learning disabilities HMOs.
Job Description
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Employers Agent/Quantity Surveyor to join our Brighton/Kent team. This role plays a crucial part in delivering affordable housing, which forms the core of our business. Therefore, experience working with Housing Associations and Local Authorities is desirable. Given the diverse portfolio of projects, this role offers engagement across a broad spectrum of the construction sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assisting Associates and Partners as directed.
- Preparing budget estimates, cost plans, and cost checking procedures.
- Creating tender documents.
- Reviewing and evaluating tender returns.
- Preparing Tender Reports and Value for Money (VFM) statements.
- Creating Employer's Requirements/Schedules of Works.
- Preparing Contract Documents and associated supporting documentation.
- Chairing and minute-taking at monthly project review meetings.
- Reviewing monthly Contractor valuation applications.
- Preparing Payment Notices and Certificates in accordance with the relevant contract.
- Reviewing and agreeing variations.
- Maintaining financial summaries for each project.
- Liaising with Clients and Contractors, assisting with cost and contract-related issues.
- Preparing Final Accounts.
- Assisting Principal Designers in connection with Health & Safety Files, as directed.
This list is not exhaustive, and the Assistant Surveyor will receive guidance and supervision from a Partner as necessary. This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week).
Qualifications
- Extensive experience as an Employers Agent, including a senior role.
- Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation, including JCT and NEC suite of contracts.
- Proven track record of successfully delivering projects on time and within budget.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Architecture, Surveying, Construction Management, or Civil Engineering).
- Membership of relevant professional bodies (e.g., RICS, CIOB, or ICE).
- Excellent attention to detail and experience in managing teams and junior staff.
- Strong IT skills, including experience with project management software (e.g., MS Project or Primavera).
- Experience working in the construction industry, including on construction sites.
About You
The ideal candidate will be enrolled or have completed an RICS-accredited degree course (QS) and is seeking follow-on experience, leading to APC (QS Pathway) for pre- and post-contract duties, primarily providing Employers Agent/Quantity Surveyor services on residential new build and refurbishment projects. Good oral and written communication and organizational skills are expected, along with computer literacy in Microsoft applications and other software. Candidates based in the Brighton/Kent area are preferred. Due to the role's nature, access to transport for work purposes is essential.
In Return, you will receive
- A competitive salary dependent on experience with good progression prospects.
- 25 days' holiday + Bank Holidays.
- Birthday leave in addition to the above.
- Christmas shutdown in addition to the above.
- Enhanced Employer Contributory Pension Scheme.
- Professional Membership subscription assistance.
- Ongoing CPD/training support.
- HMRC AMAP travel rates.
- RICS/APC
The Assistant Surveyor will be assigned a suitable Supervisor/Counsellor to guide them through the completion of the APC Pathway, if required. The Trainee Surveyor will have access to suitable CPD to support the role and meet annual participation requirements.
Build Recruitment Limited acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Build Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer.
