Details:
- Salary: £40,000 - 60,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Bristol City of Bristol
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Quantity Surveyor – Social Housing
Location: Bristol
Salary: £40,000–£60,000 + Car Allowance + Package
Sector: Social Housing | Planned & Reactive Maintenance | Decarbonisation
Start: ASAP / Flexible
Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Quantity Surveyor – The Company
An excellent opportunity to join a successful regional specialist contractor with a strong reputation across the South West.
The business works in long-term partnership with major housing providers, delivering a broad range of planned and reactive maintenance, voids and decarbonisation programmes across existing housing stock.
With secured frameworks, repeat clients and a growing pipeline of work, this offers excellent long-term stability alongside genuine opportunities to develop within an established commercial team.
Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Quantity Surveyor – The Role
You’ll join the Bristol commercial team, working across a varied portfolio of social housing maintenance and improvement contracts.
The position can be tailored around experience, making it suitable for either an ambitious Assistant Quantity Surveyor ready for greater responsibility or an established Quantity Surveyor looking for a strong regional opportunity.
Typical responsibilities will include:
* Commercial management of planned and reactive maintenance contracts
* Working across voids, planned works and decarbonisation programmes
* Measurement and valuation of works using Schedule of Rates
* Preparation and submission of applications for payment
* Subcontractor procurement and account management
* Cost control, forecasting and commercial reporting
* Managing variations and additional works
* Monitoring contract performance, margins and commercial risk
* Working closely with operational teams and housing-provider clients
* Supporting the commercial delivery of multiple concurrent workstreams
Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Quantity Surveyor – The Person
The successful candidate will ideally have:
* Quantity Surveying experience within a contractor environment
* Experience within social housing maintenance would be highly advantageous
* Good understanding of Schedule of Rates
* Experience using the NHF Schedule of Rates would be particularly beneficial
* Strong numerical and commercial skills
* The ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities
* A proactive, organised and commercially aware approach
Applications are also welcomed from Quantity Surveyors from other contracting backgrounds who have strong Schedule of Rates experience and are interested in moving into the social housing sector.
Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Quantity Surveyor – The Reward
* £40,000–£60,000 basic salary, depending on experience
* Car allowance
* Comprehensive benefits package
* Long-term secured framework work
* Excellent variety across planned, reactive and decarbonisation projects
* Clear opportunity to progress within the commercial team
* Stable Bristol-based role with a successful regional contractor
* Strong long-term career prospects within a growing sector
For more information or to discuss the opportunity in confidence, contact Foresight Search