Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent construction joint venture in the UK is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor for the HS2 project. This role focuses on supporting the commercial team in the administration of a £550 million project. The ideal candidate should possess strong Excel skills, an eagerness to learn, and the ability to collaborate effectively. This position includes a minimum of three days on site, with flexible working arrangements available. Applicants should demonstrate a problem-solving attitude and an interest in progressing towards chartership.

Benefits

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Participation in cultural and social events

Qualifications

• Ability to produce pivot tables and perform lookups in Excel.
• Experience or exposure to cost management.
• Demonstrates drive and willingness to learn.
• Understanding of reporting and data collation.
• Skilled in creating relationships across project sections.
• Comfortable asking questions for clarity.
• Challenging nature to seek and understand problems.
• Looking to progress through accredited chartership.

Responsibilities

• Support the commercial team on commercial management.
• Oversee DH Timesheet review and onboarding management.
• Assist with commercial reporting to the project.

Skills

Excel skills

Cost management experience

People skills

Problem-solving attitude

Willingness to learn

Education

Relevant CSCS Card

Job description

Job location: Greater London (predominantly in Euston)

Accessible by public transport: Yes

Working hours: Weekdays

Contract: Permanent

Role

Assistant Quantity Surveyor in the Technical Services Design Commercial Team predominantly focused on supporting the Commercial Team with the commercial administration of the £550m Design.

The Assistant Quantity Surveyor will need to be self-motivated, disciplined and willing to learn and develop themselves in the support the senior members of the team. The candidate will demonstrate the drive to understand and overcome problems and have a questioning nature. The candidate will consider problems as a challenge, collect information relevant to the problem, be disciplined in ascertaining the root cause, identify and develop a practical solution, communicate the findings and implement action to resolve the problem.

Flexible working: The role is a minimum of 3 days site based and we welcome the candidate asks about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

Role responsibility

The Assistant Quantity Surveyor will support the commercial team on various aspects of the commercial management and contractual administration of the £550m Design Subcontract. In addition to this you will be responsible for:

• DH Timesheet review and management
• DH People Onboarding management
• Supporting the Commercial team in commercial reporting to the project

As Assistant Quantity Surveyor you may be required to get involved with supporting the commercial team in other ad hoc tasks and exercises and agreement of Applications and progress reporting.

The ideal candidate

Required qualifications, skills, behaviors and attributes

• Have the requisite Excel skills such as being able to produce pivot tables, lookups and the like and show drive to develop those skills further for the benefit of yourself and the project
• Have some experience/ exposure to cost management and review of costs
• Demonstrate drive and willingness to learn and develop
• Show an understanding of reporting and collation of data
• Have people skills to speak and interact with a wide range of people across the project creating relationships with difference sections of the project
• Not be afraid to say they don’t know, ask the question to ensure you have the full understanding of the task
• Have challenging nature to seek to understand problems and seek to resolve them and show a questioning attitude
• Actively looking to progress through an accredited chartership route and hold a relevant CSCS Card

About the Company

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK’s new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK’s 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services

The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 Main Civils Contracts which include both Lots S1 (Euston Tunnels & Approaches) and S2 (Northolt Tunnels). The combined value of the contracts is around £1.8billion with the works due for completion in 2025. Scope of works includes twin-bored tunnels (TBM), SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds.

You’ll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join one of our networks for women, military or LGBT+ staff, and participate in cultural and social events with the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador).

Your personal and professional development is important to us. We welcome a discussion about how we can support you with further study, or professional membership or attainment for example.

HS2 – working with Skanska, Costain and STRABAG, closely monitors job applications, to ensure an inclusive recruitment process. To ensure we are able to maintain this, and to recruit a diverse workforce, we require candidates to complete the diversity form as part of their application so we are able to monitor and improve our approach to diversity. Please note, all responses are anonymous and we will not share any of your data with other parties. All data will be held securely, (as stated within the Data Protection Act 1998) and will be reported to HS2.

It is an SCSJV requirement that all employees, Design House, and Supply Chains must implement and comply with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System with guidance for use”, OHSAS 18001:2017 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Management System, Policies, Plans, Procedures and Processes, and statutory requirements as they affect the Joint Venture ‘s operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are effectively implemented on the project. Develop a culture of safety on the project through the absolute commitment to the Zero Accidents target and ethos, and develops a wider awareness of quality, environmental issues and demonstrates commitment to achieve continual improvement and Zero tolerance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Location

SCS Jv Railways
London NW1 3SA
NW1 3SA
United Kingdom

Frequently asked questions

Hiring Process

1. Your application is received and shortlisting takes place
2. If you’re shortlisted, your CV is anonymised and sent to our hiring managers for review
3. We’ll invite you for interview at one of our sites where you’ll discover more about the role and meet some of our team
4. If you’re successful, you’ll receive a job offer and contract from the relevant parent company
5. Subject to vetting and references, your onboarding process begins
6. Onboarding is complete! Welcome to SCS JV

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

• Location: London NW1 3SA, United Kingdom
• Contract type: Permanent
• Job category: Projectwide Services
• Job reference: scsrail/TP/44806/3877

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