Junior Quantity Surveyor / Assistant Cost Manager

Junior Quantity Surveyor / Assistant Cost Manager

Build practical commercial expertise supporting project costs, valuations, forecasts and supplier management from a Cambridge depot, with the possibility of a permanent role depending on tender outcomes.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor, Junior Cost Manager, Cost Management Assistant, Assistant Cost Consultant, Assistant Commercial Surveyor, Commercial Assistant, Cost Consultant

SALARY: £30,000 to £45,000 per annum (depending on experience)

LOCATION: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

JOB TYPE: 1 Year Fixed Term, Full-Time Contract

JOB OVERVIEW

This opportunity gives the Junior Quantity Surveyor / Assistant Cost Manager broad exposure to the commercial lifecycle of contracts while working alongside experienced operational and commercial colleagues.

The Junior Quantity Surveyor / Assistant Cost Manager will support project costs, valuations, forecasts, supplier information and commercial reporting, helping work stay commercially on track.

Working with the Commercial Manager and operational teams, the Junior Quantity Surveyor / Assistant Cost Manager can build knowledge across estimating, cost control, contract administration and project performance.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Junior Quantity Surveyor / Assistant Cost Manager include:

• Project Estimates and Quotations: Assist with project estimates and obtain supplier quotations
• Budgets and Job Costs: Help set up and monitor project budgets and job costs
• Measurements and Valuations: Measure completed works and prepare contract valuations
• Cost Monitoring: Monitor actual costs against project estimates and completed works
• Financial Forecasting: Support forecasts covering contract value, costs, profit and cash flow
• Risks and Contract Changes: Help identify and manage project risks, opportunities and contract changes
• Supplier Commercial Support: Support payment applications, invoices and wider supplier commercial management
• Performance Reporting: Track project performance and prepare KPI and commercial reports
• Customer and Project Meetings: Attend customer, contract and project performance meetings
• Contract Administration: Develop understanding of contract terms and commercial administration
• Procore Budgeting Support: Use Procore to support accurate project budgeting and job costing

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Comfortable working with numbers and commercial information
• Good attention to detail and an organised approach
• Able to build positive working relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers
• Commercial curiosity and willingness to learn and develop
• Able to contribute while building knowledge and responsibility within quantity surveying and cost management

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P15379

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