Assistant Quantity Surveyor
3 days ago
Chelmsford
We are currently recruiting for a Permanent Assistant Quantity Surveyor for our client who are based in Chelmsford. As the Assistant Quantity Surveyor you will be working closely with a Quantity Surveyor to support with purchasing and administrative tasks, related to specific projects. As the Assistant Quantity Surveyor you will be responsible for: • Procurement of building materials (from schedules), bracketry & metalwork (from drawings) – tendering, following up to receive quotes on time, analysing quotes, discussing with the QS, tracking against budgets, negotiating with suppliers, drafting and placing purchase orders., • Update these packages on the procurement schedule (excel), and track and remind for upcoming releases, • Following up suppliers to ensure lead times are maintained and delivered on, • Maintain a materials management schedule (excel) to track materials from point of order through to confirmed arrival on site, including with locations, dates, orders, delivery notes, pallet/stillage refs, photos etc, • Deal with reactive procurement issues e.g. missing materials, & site requests in coordination with the team, • Coordination with project team/s throughout above, • Assisting QS with pricing of variations – obtaining quotes from supplier etc., • Assisting QS with monthly application and vesting processes, • On site installation records tracking & checking, • High attention to detail, • Organised, diligent and with good sense of initiative, • Open & honest, • A good listener and a clear communicator, • Team player with the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines, • Excellent negotiation and dispute resolution skills, • Good financial and numeracy management skills, • High level of IT literacy If you feel that you have all of the skills and attributes for this role please apply today.