Assistant Quantity Surveyor

The Vacancy

We have an opportunity for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our Wates team within our Planned Maintenance division. You will working out of our North London office on one of our commercial contracts. You will be assisting in the development and implementation of all pre and post contract strategies, commercial functions and contract reporting.

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Regularly undertake site safety samples
• Ensures PDR’s A&B, Training Manuals are regularly completed for self.
• Create and regularly review personal action plans for project and personal related tasks.
• Regularly complete on-site measurements/ take offs.
• Develop accurate site records to assist in the measurement and valuation about material and plant cost, COI and day works as well as drawing / specification revisions.
• Develop an understanding of the internal/external commercial strategies about minor subcontract packages and on-site prelims.
• Develop an understanding of the M&V process in order to support the production of monthly CVRs.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to form relationships with supply chain and work effectively with site management and the site team. Basic commercial skills – basic understanding of maximising value recovery and basic ability to form relationships with PQS and the design team.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.