Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Our Business Support teams deliver the vital services to ensure the continued success of our business divisions. These services include HR, Finance, Procurement, Marketing, Legal and Commercial, Estates and Facilities, Core Technology, Corporate Security, IT, and Fleet. Every person in every team is contributing the lasting impact our Team makes. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7.

The Assistant Quantity Surveyor will play a pivotal role in supporting Telent’s rail infrastructure projects. In this role, the Assistant QS will help maximise project profitability, assist in correct cost control, and provide advice and assistance to the project teams on contracting processes and issues across our Rail division. This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to attend our Warwick HQ on a weekly basis.

• Put in place and maintain a robust management process, including for Compensation Events and Early Warning Notices, and contractual quotation and ordering processes.
• Provide advice and assistance on contracting processes and terminology.
• Compile, submit and negotiate Compensation Events and Early Warnings applications for payment processes.
• Work with the project teams to ensure all changes/additional costs/recoverable time and time extensions are processed correctly.
• Provide information to enable the compilation of monthly performance and progress reports.
• Assist the commercial team as required on any project‑related commercial activities.

You will have previous experience in a Cost / Finance / AQS (or similar) role, with strong financial and commercial acumen alongside excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience supporting cost planning and cost control, including tracking budgets, forecasts and cost reports.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness, with an understanding of how project decisions impact profit and cash flow.
• Experience assisting with interim valuations, applications for payment and final accounts.
• Experience preparing financial reports, including cost value reconciliations (CVRs) and financial summaries.
• Experience monitoring project cash flow, tracking expenditure against forecasted cash flow profiles.
• Experience supporting profit margin protection and cost recovery across project work packages.
• Good working knowledge of Excel, as well as the wider MS Office Suite.

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients, giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and rely on our committed team to deliver. We nurture talent by our ongoing commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, celebrates diverse ideas, and allows everyone to thrive at work.

• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually, OR 26 days holiday plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually.
• Company pension scheme.
• A range of family‑friendly policies.
• Occupational health support and wellbeing portal.
• Discounts on cinema, restaurants and shopping with Telent Reward scheme.

We’re passionate about creating an environment that champions diversity and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and is empowered to reach their full potential. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe that our teams should reflect the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the communities we support.