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I’m working with a leading UK subcontractor specialising in the installation and maintenance of passive fire protection, thermal insulation, and acoustic barrier systems across the construction industry.They support major Contractors on new build and refurbishment projects, as well as social housing providers on planned and reactive maintenance works. The business is now looking to hire an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join their team in Plymouth. This role would suit someone with some existing QS experience—either with a contractor or subcontractor—who is looking to grow their commercial skills further and be trained in a highly specialised, in-demand discipline. As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you’ll support the commercial team in ensuring the successful delivery of projects from tender stage through to final accounts.Day-to-day responsibilities will include: • Assisting with the review of tender documentation and identification of project requirements and risks, • Helping produce schedules of works, budgets, and Bills of Quantities, • Supporting the commercial management of live projects, ensuring accurate reporting and cost tracking, • Attending site visits (with most work based in the Plymouth office), • Supporting the preparation of valuations, variations, and final accounts, • Some experience in a QS or Assistant QS role (contractor or subcontractor background ideal), • Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, • Strong IT skills, particularly Excel, Word, and other project-reporting tools, • A good commercial understanding and an awareness of project lifecycles

Executive Assistant to COO & CRO (Maternity Cover) Plymouth | Fixed-Term Contract (FTC) | Ventro Group Ventro Group is a PE‑backed, multi-brand fire safety and building compliance business headquartered in Plymouth. Through our group brands - Ventro, Firntec, and HJS - we deliver passive and active fire protection, façade inspection, and building compliance services to major developers, housing associations, and building owners across the UK. We’re scaling fast in a regulated, business‑critical sector - and our executive team sits at the centre of that growth. To keep pace, we’re looking for an exceptional Executive Assistant who can keep our COO and CRO operating at their best. The Opportunity This is a high-trust, high-impact EA role supporting two senior executives. You’ll be the person who keeps momentum, protects executive time, and ensures the right information reaches the right people at the right moment. If you thrive in fast-paced environments, love variety, and take pride in being the calm, organised force behind the scenes - this is the role for you. What You’ll Be Doing • Managing complex diaries and inboxes for both executives, including responding on their behalf via dictation, • Anticipating needs, filtering priorities, and removing unnecessary demands on executive time, • Preparing board-quality reports, presentations, agendas, and minutes - and tracking actions through to completion, • Maintaining task management systems (ClickUp/Todoist), spreadsheets, and internal documentation, • Supporting payroll processes: collating monthly commission data, processing expenses via PeopleHR, and coordinating travel, • Providing proactive, high-quality administrative support across the business What We’re Looking For Essential • Experience supporting at Director, COO, or C‑suite level in a fast-paced commercial environment, • Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), • Proven diary and inbox management capability with frequent changes and competing priorities, • Strong minute-taking and document preparation skills, • High integrity and discretion - trusted with sensitive information from day one, • Confident, professional communicator with strong stakeholder management, • Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work autonomously Desirable • Experience with ClickUp or Todoist, • Familiarity with HR/payroll systems (e.g., PeopleHR), • Background in PE-backed, growth-stage, or multi-brand environments, • Knowledge of fire safety, building compliance, or construction Contract Details • Contract: Fixed-Term (Maternity Cover), up to 12 months, • Location: Plymouth, Devon - office-based, Monday to Friday, • Hours: Full-time, • Reports to: COO & CRO, • Start Date: June 2026 (to be confirmed) Our Commitment Ventro Ltd values diversity and promotes equality. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to support your application. We prefer to hire directly. PSL agencies will be contacted if required; speculative CVs will not be accepted. By applying, you are agreeing to Ventro Group's GDPR Privacy Notice (including data storage).

Job Reference: NLD- Salary: £39,291 raising to £40,962 after probationEmployment Type: Fixed Term Please note: This is a maternity cover fixed term contract Do you enjoy working with numbers and want to build your accounting career in a role that really makes a difference? We’re looking for a detail-focused and motivated Assistant Service Charge Accountant to join our Finance team at PA Housing. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills while playing a key role in ensuring our service charges are accurate, transparent, and fair for residents. You’ll work closely with our Service Charge Accountant and wider teams to support the full service charge cycle from budgets to year-end statements helping us deliver high-quality financial information and excellent customer service. This isn’t just about accounting it’s about making sure residents understand what they’re paying for and ensuring we deliver value for money. What’s in it for you. In addition to the salary, we offer a number of benefits, including: • High street discount schemes, • Health cash plans, • 26 days’ annual leave, increasing to 29 after three years, with the opportunity to buy more, • Flexible bank holidays take them when it suits you, • Car leasing scheme, • Hybrid working offering you the flexibility to thrive in your role. You'll have the opportunity to blend the best of both worlds, spending approximately two to three days per week in the office once settled in the role. This is flexible and depends on meeting cycles and board activity. We also offer an optional nine-day fortnight scheme, allowing you to compress your hours if it suits the role. What you’ll be doing • Support the preparation of service charge budgets and year-end statements, • Assist with monthly accounting processes including journals, accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations, • Review and analyse service charge costs, investigating variances and providing clear commentary, • Work with budget holders and internal teams to ensure costs are accurately recorded and allocated, • Produce financial data and analysis to support decision-making, • Help deliver the full service charge cycle, ensuring deadlines are met, • Support the production and review of scheme-level budgets and statements, • Liaise with auditors and support audit requirements, • Maintain and improve data accuracy within service charge systems (including Bluebox), • Respond to internal and external queries, providing clear and helpful information, • Identify opportunities to improve processes and drive efficiencies What we’re looking for We’d love to hear from you if you: • Are part-qualified (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) or working towards a qualification, • Have experience in a finance or accounting role (service charges experience is a bonus), • Are confident working with financial data and large datasets, • Have strong Excel skills and enjoy analysing information, • Can manage your time effectively and meet tight deadlines, • Are a great communicator who can explain financial information clearly, • Enjoy working both independently and as part of a team, • Have a proactive, “can-do” attitude and a focus on continuous improvement, • Are interested in developing your knowledge of service charge accounting and housing finance If specific qualifications are required, please upload them with your application to demonstrate your eligibility. At PA Housing, we believe in respect, integrity, and accountability. Our work is about people not just properties and we’re always looking for ways to do better. If that sounds like your kind of place, we’d love to hear from you. AGENCIES: We know where you are if we need your support so please do not contact us. To apply for this role please click on the apply button or for any enquiries please email - We reserve the right to close this job advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we advise you to apply promptly to ensure your application can be considered.

Night Care Assistant Beaumont House - Walton on the Naze. As a Care Assistant here at Beaumont House, you'll help customers live well at home, working one‑to‑one while remaining part of a warm and supportive team. Follow the link for more information about our service! Beaumont House, Walton-on-

This Housing Legal Assistant position gives you the opportunity to manage your own caseload under supervision, contribute to housing litigation matters including tenancy enforcement and possession proceedings, and develop specialist experience in housing law and civil litigation. In this Housing Leg

Engage with vulnerable residents and our partners across supported housing. Were looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Maintenance Surveyor to join our. Work collaboratively with housing, repairs and compliance colleagues.

Care Assistant - William Wood House, Sudbury. We are recruiting for compassionate Care Assistant to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our customers every day. As a Care Assistant at Sydney Brown Court, you would be expected to embrace values of empathy, respect, and dignity as you provide ess

In this Housing Legal Assistant position, you will be: Managing a varied caseload of housing litigation matters under supervision, including tenancy enforcement and possession proceedings Supporting Housing Solicitors with the preparation and progression of legal action, including cases involving se

You will be working as part of a dedicated team to manage high quality accommodation and services whilst providing assistance to customers.You will be the first point of contacts for the premises, responding to all enquiries via phone, email or in person.You will maintain the safety and security of

Housing Contracts Assistant (Temporary) - Ebley Mill - StroudReference: REQ0261Description: Fixed term Contract: 12 monthsWe are seeking an enthusiastic individual, who is organised and has an attention for detail, is adaptable, and committed to delivering excellent customer service. You will also h

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is seeking a Policy Assistant to support the policy team in developing evidence-based policies. The role involves engaging with housing associations, conducting evidence gathering, and contributing to policy projects. Applicants should have strong customer servi

Fortem Solutions is looking for an Assistant Site Manager to join their Birmingham team. This permanent full-time position involves managing social housing refurbishment works and ensuring the effective delivery of construction operations. You'll need construction experience ideally at Assistant Sit

As a Housing Assistant, you will work closely with the Tenancy and Income Management Officers and the Housing Management Team to ensure an efficient and effective administration of the Supported Housing Department and deliver a comprehensive, sensitive and efficient housing management service to our

Recruit4Mum is looking for a Supported Housing Assistant to join a skilled team in providing housing management services in Lambeth.

We are the Housing Network (THN), a purpose‑led organisation working in partnership with the YMCA to support our communities. The Housing Network is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst the workforce.

Assistant Site Manager – Housing Surrey Area. Our client is seeking an enthusiastic and driven Assistant Site Manager to join our growing construction team.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust are seeking Care Assistants for days at New Lodge, York.

Howells Solutions Limited seeks an Assistant Quantity Surveyor in Hammersmith, focusing on social housing and reactive maintenance projects.

Newlon Housing Trust is a successful charitable housing association and one of the major providers of new affordable housing in north and east London. Newlon Housing Trust is a charitable housing association and a committed Equal Opportunities employer.

Work collaboratively with housing, repairs and compliance colleagues. Engage with vulnerable residents and our partners across supported housing. Understanding of building regulations, housing standards and health & safety.

Housing 21 in the United Kingdom is seeking Day Care Assistants to provide essential care services to older people.

CLARION HOUSING GROUP LIMITED is seeking a motivated Apprentice Project Assistant to support the Old Ford and Merton Community Panels.

Queens Cross Housing Association, an award‑winning social landlord based in the northwest of Glasgow, seeks a Heat Network Assistant to join its Cyclical and Compliance team. Heat Network Assistant – Glasgow Area. Queen Cross Housing Association – £28,700 – £30,908.

Ideal for an ambitious individual with 2+ years of residential planning experience, this position allows you to work closely with a small team, contributing to innovative, low-carbon housing solutions.

The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) is a registered housing association and care provider in Yorkshire and the North-East. Are you passionate about making a positive impact on people's lives? Do you thrive on helping others and want to be part of a team that truly cares? We are seeking a compas

Vistry Group is seeking an Assistant Technical Coordinator for its Castle Donington office in the East Midlands. This full-time role invites you to join the Technical Team, responsible for managing new build housing projects from inception to completion. The position offers a competitive bonus, up t

Outward Housing is seeking a proactive Housing Assistant to join their team in Greater London. This role involves providing effective housing management to support vulnerable residents.

A public sector housing organization in London is looking for a Finance Assistant to support their finance function.

A leading contractor in South East London is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor for social housing refurbishment projects.

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Site Manager to join their construction team in the Surrey area.

A community-focused housing organization in Oxford is seeking an Assistant Property Manager.

A leading housing management provider is seeking an Assistant Property Manager to support the Property Management Team. Ideal candidates will have experience in affordable housing, strong administrative and communication skills, and the ability to manage a varied workload across locations.

A prominent housing organization is seeking an Asset Condition Assistant for a hybrid role based in either Norwich or London.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing Refurbishment - London. Due to the recent award of 3 x planned social housing refurbishment frameworks, my client has a requirement for 2 x Assistant QS' to join the team. They undertake public sector contracts, primarily in affordable housing up to £40

We’re recruiting an Asset Condition Assistant to join our dedicated team in Norwich or London. At Clarion Housing Group, we support the responsible use of AI.

United Living Group is looking for an Assistant Site Manager in England to join PiLON. This full-time role focuses on refurbishing projects within the social housing sector.

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs) is looking for a Housing Assistant in Cannock Chase.

The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) is a registered housing association and care provider in Yorkshire and the North‑East. By people, we mean the people we support, and you, the Care Assistants that make everything possible. We're seeking compassionate and resilient individuals to join the JR

Assistant Housing Officer fixed term or secondment opportunity, for up to 11 months. Want a role where you can make a real, visible difference to local communities? You’ll play an important part in supporting the Housing Officer and the wider team to deliver a high‑quality estate management serv

A quality-focused housing developer in the East Midlands seeks an Assistant Site Manager to assist in managing new build housing developments.

Housing Assistant – Neighbourhoods. The Housing Department are looking for a self‑motivated individual with a confident and professional approach to deliver a range of Neighbourhoods services within the Tenancy Services Section. They will undertake a wide range of tasks in respect of the Council

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Senior Rent and Service Charge Officer with experience in finance / accounting and social housing rents and service charges, ability to analyse and interpret numerical data and excellent communication skills. You will calculate the annual rent uplift, en

Fyne Homes is looking for a proactive and customer‑focused IT Assistant to join our team and help ensure our technology runs smoothly every day.

A leading company in the housing sector is seeking an Assistant Site Manager to oversee the management of work activities on a new build project. The ideal candidate will have experience in the new build housing sector, particularly with timber frame developments, and relevant industry qualification

We provide social rented homes, shared ownership, and sheltered housing. Assistant Communications Business Partner (12 months FTC). Gateway Housing has been supporting communities to thrive since 1926.