Assistant Quantity Surveyor

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St Joseph is Berkeley's newest brand, created to bring our passion for quality, place making and building communities to the West Midlands, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.

We are seeking an ambitious Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our team on an exciting new residential development in Hertford. This landmark scheme comprises 446 high-quality homes, including 29 contemporary townhouses and 417 stylish apartments across four architecturally designed blocks.

From day one, you will be working alongside a highly experienced commercial team, gaining exposure to the full project lifecycle. You will have the opportunity to be directly involved in procurement activities from the very start, allowing you to develop your expertise on a project of significant scale and complexity.

The role

• Assist in the preparation of cost reports, forecasts, and procurement documentation.
• Support the identification of risks, opportunities, and value engineering solutions.
• Work closely with the technical team, design consultants, and the wider project team to ensure designs align with approved budgets and procurement schedules.
• Coordinate early supply chain engagement to contribute to design development and cost efficiency.
• Manage the tendering process, including preparing trade packages, tender lists, and subcontract documentation.
• Monitor and control project costs, including processing subcontractor payments, managing variations, and agreeing final accounts.
• Attend design, progress, and commercial meetings, ensuring accurate records and timely communication.
• Contribute to the delivery of sustainability objectives and company procurement standards.

Skills required

• Ideally Quantity Surveying or Construction degree level educated with industry experience.
• Preferably membership of a professional body (CIOB, RICS).
• Proactive, self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook.
• Keen to deliver exceptional customer service.
• An effective leader, motivator and mentor.
• Flexible and reliable.
• Credible, and comfortable in dealing with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Reliable, tolerant, and determined.
• Team player.
• Empathic communicator, able to see things from the other person's point of view.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
• Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
• Group life assurance.

The standard default full-time working hours in the office are 8am-5pm with core working hours 9am-4pm.

• Seniority level Associate

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Job function
  
  Manufacturing, Project Management, and Supply Chain
• Industries Construction and Real Estate

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