Assistant Quantity Surveyor

An Assistant Quantity Surveyor (QS) is required for the demolition and earthworks contracting team. This is a full time position based at our office in Eversley, Hampshire but involves travelling to a number of sites. The size, complexity and geographical location of the projects vary considerably.

Key Responsibilities

• Producing applications for payment including valuation of variations and loss and/or expense.
• Agreement of interim payment amounts with clients, monitoring when payments notices are due/received/outstanding.
• Preparing project budgets in conjunction with the Contracts Managers and Operations Director
• Monitoring budgets against costs and projections on a monthly basis.
• Sending subcontractor enquiries, analysing quotations, placement of orders, interim payments & agreement of subcontractor final accounts
• Ensuring that we fulfil all our contractual obligations
• Advising contracts managers regarding all commercial matters (variations, delays etc.) and ensuring that they are identified and recorded.
• Assist contracts managers in the preparation of contractual notices including EWNs/ NCE's and EOT requests.
• Site visits are essential to monitor for possible variations and similar matters and ensure that site records are produced.
• Maintain good relationships with clients, consultants and colleagues.

What we're looking for

• Work experience within a surveying or construction management role within the demolition industry and/or earthworks desirable, but not essential.
• Understanding of the JCT Standard Forms of Contract and similar
• Quantity surveying degree or professional qualifications
• Excellent IT skills (particularly Microsoft Excel)
• Experience of placing subcontract orders desirable
• Experience of producing and monitoring project budgets;
• Experience of monitoring when payments are due/received/outstanding
• Full UK Driving Licence

PLEASE NOTE: We require candidates to provide proof they have the right to work in the UK and are unable to proceed with applications for candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK.

What's on Offer

• A competitive salary depending upon experience
• Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance (after 3 months service)
• Life assurance (4 x Salary)
• Health Cash Plan
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Training & development opportunities
• Supportive team operating as part a family run business with free company social events

About Collard Group

The Collard Group is one of the largest privately-owned waste management companies in the South of England and a leading demolition specialist nationwide.

Our 400-strong team operate from nine recycling facilities across five counties and contracts across the UK. With over 150 lorries our recycling operations cover Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey and we have the capacity to process over 1m tonnes of waste and recycled aggregates every year.

We have grown year-on-year into a multi-disciplined provider of demolition, remediation, earthworks, waste management, recycling, virgin and recycled aggregates and ready-mix concrete.

We continually invest for the future and typically spend over 5m each year on infrastructure, plant and equipment. We're committed to training and developing and a great place to work for our people along with providing great products, services and solutions for our customers.