Assistant Quantity Surveyor - Airfields

Assistant Quantity Surveyor - Airfields

Department: Quantity Surveying

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Various

The Commercial team is responsible for providing a fast and responsive service to customers, building on customer relations, and generating strategies to increase opportunities and profitability within the Airfields business.

As our next Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will be logically minded, possess excellent organisational skills, and be confident dealing formally and informally with customers. With relevant and proven experience, you will also have excellent IT and numerical skills, the ability to work under pressure, and the drive to excel in the delivery of business objectives and targets.

• Assist with the commercial administration of the project, including but not limited to cost control, monthly reporting and record keeping.
• Assist with the preparation of interim valuations, compensation events and final account.
• Liaise with the site engineers to ensure As Bulit’s are up to date.
• Assist with subcontractor management, including payment notices, payless notices and compensation events.
• Maintain commercial registers.
• Assist with risk and opportunity analysis.
• Assist with monthly CVRs, forecasts and cashflow projections.
• Check and verify site instructions and assist with producing associated compensation events.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures, contract requirements and statutory obligations.
• Attend progress meetings and assist in preparing commercial reports and documentation.

At Breedon, we show we care; we recognise and value our people and the contribution they make to our success as a business. We keep it simple by removing unnecessary bureaucracy and barriers to achieving our vision. We are proud of our great people culture and working environment, and our purpose is to ensure our teams go home safe and well each day.

• Basic understanding of NEC contracts.
• Awareness of construction methods and project delivery processes.
• Degree (or working towards) in Quantity Surveying or similar related discipline is desirable.
• Experience in a construction commercial role of 1-2 years is desirable.
• Exposure to subcontractor management is advantageous.
• Exposure to monthly CVRs is advantageous.
• CSCS card or willingness to obtain one.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Not owned by an international parent company, Breedon is an independent business known for its personable, regionalised approach. This is a stable and dynamic journey with exciting prospects for learning, growth, and career progression.

• Car allowance
• Pension
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Life Assurance
• Share Saver Scheme