Assistant Quantity Surveyor in Wolverhampton

Speller Metcalfe is on a mission to build a sustainable company at the forefront of construction, with a people-first approach. As a family business with over 30 years’ experience, we focus on developing your skills for a long-term career. We pride ourselves on high levels of staff retention, ensuring that you are not just a cog in the machine but someone who can truly impact how we do business.

Established in 1995, Speller Metcalfe has become one of the UK’s leading regional contractors, predominantly working across the Midlands and South West regions. We deliver a range of public and private sector projects from £250k up to £30 million in fields including education, healthcare, residential, and leisure.

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will provide commercial support to projects to ensure they are procured and delivered to required outcomes. The main tasks and responsibilities include:

• Liaising with the team to place sub-contractor trade orders with comprehensive records of contractual agreements, ensuring the main contract risks are passed on;
• Assisting in the preparation of the PEP and continual review of the document;
• Assisting the project commercial lead to ensure all sub-contractor payments are made in a timely manner and in accordance with order agreements, in accordance with the Construction Act;
• Ensuring all notices to sub-contractors are issued in the required time frames;
• Assisting in the preparation of cost value reports and cost forecasts for monthly review;
• Ensuring that all contractual correspondence is produced in an acceptable format and in a timely manner;
• Preparing cost value reports and cost forecasts for monthly review with the commercial manager and leadership teams;
• Closely monitoring and evaluating the value of works packages through physical re-measure of works carried out on site;
• Managing and minimising non-recoverable costs on a project;
• Ensuring all valuations are submitted and received in accordance with agreed valuation schedules;
• Reviewing and ensuring all contract final accounts are submitted and agreed in a timely manner;
• Identifying disputes in a timely manner to the commercial lead;
• Performing other duties from time to time, outside the normal sphere of work as may reasonably be requested.

We are looking for someone who is commercially driven, ambitious, and willing to progress in a commercial environment. Core behaviours that will help you succeed in this role include:

• Acts with honesty and integrity;
• Takes responsibility and accountability;
• Is a team player;
• Takes responsibility for safety;
• Has strong morals;
• Builds and manages strong relationships;
• Strong levels of self-awareness;
• Acts with curiosity;
• Listens to understand;
• Interacts with the team and the business;
• Shows high levels of emotional intelligence;
• Is open and embraces change;
• Is proactive;
• Shows an open mind;
• Drives for results.

In addition to a competitive salary, increasing holiday benefits, and access to private healthcare, we offer a number of other benefits for our staff. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging, we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. We encourage, develop, and combine the individual talents of our staff, welcoming those from all backgrounds and abilities.

If you require reasonable adjustments during our recruitment process, please get in touch. If you don’t meet all the criteria but are still interested in joining us, email us your CV anyway! It’s always good to hear from people who can bring their enthusiasm and desire to learn to our team.