Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Cumming Group, a Cost and Project Management Consultancy within the construction industry, provides a wide range of services to clients spanning several different sectors. Cumming Group are seeking to recruit an Assistant Quantity Surveyor in Chesterfield.

The role of an Assistant Quantity Surveyor includes the following responsibilities:

• Provide support for day to day delivery responsibility for small to medium projects, support larger projects/programmes of work and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks.
• Develop our business; networking and developing client relationships.
• Support knowledge capture, sharing and innovation.
• Support the implementation of strategic initiatives at service and sector level.
• Prepare budget estimates, cost plans and client reports.
• Support evaluation of tenders, contractor selection and contract documentation.
• Contract administration including preparation of valuations, forecasts, cost reports and attendance at project meetings.
• Preparation of bills of quantities, schedules of rates, or other methods of work evaluation.
• Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality.
• Support the delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel to ensure work is completed in a timely manner to a high-quality standard.
• Undertake service delivery in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Practice, particularly Health and Safety and Quality Assurance.
• Provide services in compliance with the client's corporate governance procedures where applicable.
• Filing of project correspondence in accordance with requirements.

Key Attributes:

• The ability to deliver results in a client facing role.
• Dealing with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment.
• Cope with demanding and changing timeframes.
• Provide support to team members.
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Ideally degree qualified: construction, cost management, engineering, quantity surveying or other RICS accredited degree.
• Working towards MRICS/other equivalent qualification or experience.
• Good core technical skills.
• Developing interpersonal skills with both client and staff.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Good knowledge of construction industry.

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race (includes nationality, national/ethnic origins, colour), marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender reassignment, religion and belief.