Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Chelmsford, Essex

Full time, Permanent position

Salary: £30,000 to £40,000 per annum

Our welcoming Client has a fantastic opportunity for a Junior / Assistant Quantity Surveyor who is hungry and self-motivated to work in a modern, dynamic environment with excellent benefits detailed at interview stage!!!

Main responsibilities of the role include:

• Procurement of building materials (from schedules), bracketry & metalwork (from drawings) – tendering, following up to receive quotes on time, analysing quotes, discussing with the QS, tracking against budgets, negotiating with suppliers, drafting and placing purchase orders.

• Update these packages on the procurement schedule (excel), and track and remind for upcoming releases

• Following up suppliers to ensure lead times are maintained and delivered on

• Maintain a materials management schedule (excel) to track materials from point of order through to confirmed arrival on site, including with locations, dates, orders, delivery notes, pallet/stillage refs, photos etc

• Deal with reactive procurement issues e.g. missing materials, & site requests in coordination with the team

• Coordination with project team/s throughout above

• Assisting your dedicated QS with pricing of variations – obtaining quotes from supplier etc.

• Assisting your dedicated QS with monthly application and vesting processes

• On site installation records tracking & checking

• Budgeting exercises in advance of release of final design, and monitoring budgets

• Have the opportunity to attend sites depending on Projects allocated to you

Skills and Experience

·High attention to detail
·Experience within a similar position is essential
·Organised, diligent and with good sense of initiative
·Self-driven and proactive, with a strong hunger to learn & develop your skills and knowledge
·A good listener and a clear communicator
·Team player with the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
·Excellent negotiation and dispute resolution skills
·Good financial and numeracy management skills
·High level of IT literacy
·Driver & own transport is required due to the location of this Client.

Important Notice: Noble Recruiting Limited, based in Billericay, Essex, is an equal opportunities employer. With over 17 years of industry experience, we specialise in both permanent recruitment and the provision of temporary workers. By submitting your application, you consent to the processing of your personal data by Noble Recruiting Limited. For further details on how we manage applicant data, please refer to our Privacy Policy available on our website.

Application Status: Due to the high volume of applications received, we regret that if you do not hear from us within 14 days, your application has not been successful on this occasion.