Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Cumming Group UK & Europe is a Cost and Project Management Consultancy within the construction industry, providing a wide range of services to clients across several sectors. Cumming Group are seeking to recruit an Assistant Quantity Surveyor in Chesterfield.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for day-to-day delivery on small to medium projects, support larger projects/programmes and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks.
• Develop our business by 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

• 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.