Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Permanent – Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

Here at Lovell, we are looking for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join us and work on schemes across the North East.

The successful candidate will provide valuable support to the Senior Quantity Surveyor and Quantity Surveyor by assisting in the day to day financial and cost control, in addition to the reporting of one or more developments from the Award up to and including completion of client and sub-contract final accounts, recovery/discharge of all retentions and completion of archive material.

Responsibilities:

• Project cost control procedures - in particular re-measurement of the works/variations, inventories of stocks and evaluation of the interim/Final Account.


• Assist and obtain an understanding of effective management of cash, including careful administration of allocated sub-contractor accounts as directed by SQS/QS.


• Assist in the compilation and/or maintenance of sub-contract database/details.


• Establish a procurement programme and enquiry list with the SQS/QS.

IT literate, with previous experience working as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will be knowledgeable on construction and will ideally have a background in housing. You will have knowledge and an understanding of administration of contract records in addition to contractual obligations. Competency is COINS would be highly beneficial.

Benefits

• Bonus entitlement based on performance KPIs


• Holidays - 26 days


• Life Assurance


• Pension


• Private medical insurance


• Ability to purchase additional holiday


• Access to discount portal


• Cycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV


• Digital GP


• Employee assistance programme


• Sharesave scheme

As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects.

We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people.

Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams.

The Lovell culture is one that has been successful for many years. It is based on empowering colleagues to make decisions at a regional and local level, and to challenge the status quo whilst working as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all.