Assistant Quantity Surveyor | Croydon, UK

TSA Riley Limited; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A global project consultancy firm is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join the Croydon team. The ideal candidate should possess a RICS-accredited degree and roughly 12 months of experience in a quantity surveying role. You will work on diverse construction projects, receive mentorship, and have access to a leading APC programme. This role involves financial reporting, supporting project managers, and ensuring cost control. The organization offers a hybrid working model, valuing integrity, collaboration and high standards in service delivery.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Development and training programs

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• Approximately 12 months of experience in a quantity surveying role.
• A valid UK driving licence is essential.
• Experience working on construction developments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist in financial reporting and project communications.
• Support the Senior Quantity Surveyor in cost control and contractual advice.
• Prepare tender documentation and monitor project performance.

Skills

Bright, ambitious and motivated

Strong numeracy and literacy

Team collaboration

Owns responsibilities

Education

RICS-accredited degree or master’s in quantity surveying

Tools

CostX software

Job description

We’re seeking people who bring a unique blend of personal strengths, technical know-how, and a genuine passion for the built environment and construction industry. TSA Riley is a global organisation with 1,000 people. We provide expert project consultancy across project management, cost management, advisory, ESG and asset management, and our people are at the centre of everything we do. We help clients create great places to work, live, shop, play and produce. Visit our work and grow with us page for information about our graduate, apprenticeship and professional development programmes, or apply for an advertised position below. We’d love to hear from you.

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Cultivate positive and trusting relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Effectively communicate ideas and actions that resonate with diverse audiences.

Exhibit drive, flexibility, passion, and a proactive attitude towards tasks.

Take ownership of responsibilities and ensure timely delivery on commitments.

Approach challenges with a solutions‑oriented mindset.

Analyse and synthesise detailed information to identify opportunities for improvement.

Possess a degree qualification, underpinning knowledge and skills.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor | Croydon, UK

We are seeking to hire an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our Croydon cost management team. If you are a recently qualified quantity surveyor with approximately a year or more of experience in a Quantity Surveying role then we would love to hear from you. Perhaps you have started a role in the last year or two, but feel you are capable of more? Maybe you just want to experience something new early in your career? At TSA Riley, we have a fantastic track record of developing talented individuals and allowing you to realise your full potential as a Quantity Surveyor. You’ll work as part of a highly successful team on fast‑paced projects within the built environment, giving you exposure to the whole life‑cycle of construction projects. You’ll receive expert guidance and support from our trained management team, who will work with you to develop your skills and set milestones to aid your development as a quantity surveyor. With access to our internal, industry‑leading APC programme, we can support you in achieving chartership status and taking your career to the next level.

Key tasks and responsibilities of the Assistant Quantity Surveyor role include:

• Working as part of a team of surveyors and project managers reporting into the Senior Quantity Surveyor while providing a cost‑consulting role to the client.
• Assisting the Senior Quantity Surveyor in ensuring the client achieves their stated objectives through close teamwork, proactive cost control and the provision of contractual advice.
• Attend and/or chair meetings with the client.
• Prepare financial reports.
• Monitor and document the communication of a project status.
• Assist in the preparation of the tender documentation.
• Monitor performance milestones and deliverables.
• Assist in the administration of cost/variation procedures.
• Assist in the carrying out of post‑contract surveying duties including establishing the effect of variations, settlement of accounts and disputes.
• Provide day‑to‑day cost management of projects from estimate preparation through to final account settlements.

Desired skills, qualifications and experience:

• A relevant RICS‑accredited degree or master’s qualification in quantity surveying or a similar equivalent subject.
• Bright, ambitious and motivated with the ability to learn new skills, systems and procedures.
• A good foundation of experience through approximately 12 months or more in a quantity surveying role.
• Experience of using CostX software would be highly advantageous but is not essential; full training can be provided.
• Experience of working on construction developments within the built environment would be advantageous – i.e. residential, retail, commercial projects.
• Demonstrable experience of carrying out tendering and procurement processes.
• Strong levels of numeracy and literacy are essential.
• A full UK driving licence is essential for this role.

TSA Riley has a 130‑year heritage dating back to 1890 when Henry Riley Esq established a quantity surveying practice in London. In Asia Pacific we trace our roots back to the 1980s through the merging of several respected, small project management and advisory firms. Now, in the 21st century, we’re defining and pioneering a new way of helping our clients drive greater value and impact from their built assets. Plan. Procure. Deliver. Optimise. Decarbonise. We call this project consulting. We provide expert strategic, commercial and operations advice; project and cost management; carbon advice; and dispute resolution. This uniquely broad range of services – across the project lifecycle – means we understand the interdependencies at every stage. We combine this with hands‑on experience and personalised service to drive greater value, impact and certainty for our clients’ projects.

What makes us different:

• We win together: Collaborate openly, learn from each other and succeed as one global team.
• We own it, always: Act with integrity and take responsibility to deliver with purpose.
• We focus on what matters: Striving for high standards to create meaningful, lasting and sustainable impact.
• We are curious: Embrace agility and change, explore ideas and turn our curiosity into progress.

TSA Riley is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from candidates who are interested in working with us but who are not able to commit to a full‑time role and/or would require forms of flexible working. We provide hybrid working as standard practice. We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application. [email protected]