Assistant Quantity Surveyor

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Galliford Try

Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

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12.08.2025

26.09.2025

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Note for Recruitment Agencies:

We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.

We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor – Environment

An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join the team at Southern Water, a Galliford Try business.

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will work closely with your line manager to assist in the commercial administration, reporting and performance on a single large project or several smaller schemes.

Key Accountabilities:

• Participate in creating a safe working environment.
• Produce Subcontract documentation including negotiation of terms and conditions, prices, and programme.
• Management of subcontract works packages including, interim assessments of the amount due and subsequent change management.
• Produce and issue all commercial notices, to both the Client and Subcontractors, as required by the form of contract.
• Manage change in a timely manner in accordance with the form of contract, including the production and submission of Compensation Event Quotations.
• Produce, submit, and agree monthly applications, to the Client, in accordance with the form of contract.
• Liaise with operational and engineering staff to ensure site records are kept to the standard required.
• Produce detailed monthly reports and Cost Value Reconciliation’s (CVR) as required by the business unit or project.
• Produce and maintain a detailed ‘Cost Plan’, tracking and forecasting expenditure, including detailed schedules of Subcontractor ‘liabilities’ and use of Oracle based cost analyses.
• Interpret and critically evaluate expenditure reports produced by internal cost systems.
• Attending weekly progress and risk reduction meetings with the client and subcontractors.
• Apply the principles of ‘Doing the right thing’ in maximising value and profit. Be available to assist estimating and bid teams with contractual expertise.

Competency Requirements

• Good appreciation of standard forms of contract.
• Strong IT skills including Excel, Word & Contractual and Cost Management Systems (CEMAR, Oracle).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication capabilities.
• Solid knowledge of construction processes.
• First class time and outcome management skills.

Technical / Professional Qualifications Required

• Professional qualification such as MCIOB or MRICS, ideally Incorporated member, working towards full membership (Desirable).
• Relevant degree and/or experience of working in a relevant Commercial environment.
• Exposure on (large single or multiple smaller schemes).
• CSCS appropriate.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £ billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.

With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in…