Assistant Quantity Surveyor
19 days ago
Braehead
Assistant Quantity Surveyor £30,000 - £40,000 DOE Stirling We do what we say! That’s why we need people like you, to help us deliver on our promises. People who enjoy getting things done with a focus on cost controls and profitability. As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor at Clancy, you will support the Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors with a range of commercial aspects of local contacts to maximise profit and control costs. Here are some of the tasks you will be involved in... • Process and produce transparent weekly and monthly cost value reconciliation process to ensure that accurate and timely information, • Capture and allocate all relevant costs and liabilities., • Maintain long term relationships with internal and external teams for transfer of information within parameters to ensure that relationships are maintained to meet the needs of the business., • Assist in managing opportunities and risks to the business ensuring deviations from working practice are identified and highlighted., • Assist the Quantity Surveyor in the development of commercial tenders, offers and contracts and formal engagement with other companies., • Identify and escalate inappropriate costs and continuously monitor which should be transferred between business streams and contract cost centres where necessary., • Identify commercial risks ensuring they are escalated to the Quantity Surveyor for the purpose of submitting early warning notices where appropriate., • Record and track insurance claims, • Ensure contract data and records are appropriately maintained and kept up to date, • Capture and report direct labour payments; assist in drafting and awarding sub-contracts and assessing tenders., • Share learning and commercial best practice to encourage continuous improvement;, • Compliance with Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental policies, procedures and standards, • Compliance with Clancy driving standards policy. We'd love to hear from you if you can demonstrate... • Relevant degree in construction or commercial management, • Working in a complex team environment, • Experience of sub contractor management., • Commercial awareness., • Understanding of NEC3 forms of contract, • Thorough understanding of relevant construction and contract law, • Communication skills., • Analytical and investigation skills, • Problem solving skills, • Advanced excel skills, • Able to prioritise own workload;, • Act in a truly collaborative fashion and inspire others to do the same;, • Be proactive in identifying and promptly escalating issues as necessary;, • Demonstrate resilience if there are setbacks;, • Be accountable and take personal responsibility for resolving problems;, • Constructively challenge;, • Be trusted by all stakeholders to provide clear and unambiguous commercial information;, • Promote a commercial team culture that works for all partners and respects & understands the commercial requirements of all stakeholders. Our Company Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations. Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more. We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment. What Next You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do! Benefits In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme. Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.
