Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Description:

We're looking for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our Shropshire Term Service Contract team in Shrewsbury, supporting the delivery of essential infrastructure services for Shropshire Council.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career, working alongside experienced commercial professionals and gaining hands-on experience across all aspects of quantity surveying within a live, operational environment.

Location: Shrewsbury with agile working
Hours: 37.5 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per year + excellent benefits
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you'll be supporting the Shropshire commercial team in delivering a diverse range of projects, from capital maintenance schemes to emergency response activities.

Your day to day will include:

Assisting with pricing capital maintenance schemes including surfacing, drainage and structural repairs

Supporting cost management for winter maintenance, emergency response and street scene activities

Assessing valuations, calculating payments and monitoring subcontractor performance

Contributing to monthly Cost Value Reports and identifying opportunities for improvement

Collaborating with the commercial team on various duties as required

What are we looking for?

This Assistant Quantity Surveyor role could be a great fit if you:

Bring experience within construction, ideally in a commercial or quantity surveying environment

Are confident using Microsoft Excel and comfortable working with digital tools

Have strong numerical skills and a keen eye for detail, taking pride in producing accurate work

Are currently studying towards, or open to studying for, a commercial or quantity surveying degree

Enjoy working as part of a team, with a positive approach to problem-solving and collaboration

Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits .

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan . As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier