We are looking for a talented and ambitious Assistant Quantity Surveyor for our Quantity Surveying team who is dedicated to providing an excellent service, to join our growing and successful Kibworth Residential team.
If you are looking for an opportunity to work within a supportive, ambitious, growing and energetic team and would like to join an award-winning law led professional services business, we would like to hear from you.
Your responsibilities will include
- Assisting with all pre-contract and post contract surveying services on a range of construction projects
- Actively looking to take on additional responsibility and able to stand in for the Project QS or Senior QS when they are unavailable, and to start running and leading on your own projects with some supervision.
- Taking responsibility for successfully completing all allocated QS and PM tasks to a high degree of accuracy.
- Assisting with Employer’s Agent services on Design and Build and Development Agreement procured projects and assuming the principal EA role where possible.
- Following the company Quality Management System in the delivery of all services
- Assisting on multiple projects simultaneously and developing excellent time management strategies.
- Treating all clients to exceptional level of service
- Undertaking a minimum of 20 hours Continuing Professional Development every year.
The person
Candidates will be able to demonstrate the following attributes:
- Full-time Degree (preferably RICS accredited) in Quantity Surveying, Construction Cost Management or a related field or at least 2 years completed of a similar related part-time degree, supported by 2 years’ relevant industry experience.
- Proficiency in measurement, ideally using CostX Measurement Software
- Good understanding of construction technology
- Strategically minded with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Driving licence and own car. Willingness to travel to sites across the UK as required
About us
With support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around our great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus.
In addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities via our Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flex comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and the benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan and many more benefits (grade dependent). Finally, with Perks At Work/Home you can select a host of retail benefits that suit your needs alongside a Community Online Academy, free courses for all from fitness to coding to languages to hip hop dance.
We are Gateley
We are forward thinking and straight talking, our approach is to find solutions to the problems that our clients face. Gateley is a legal and professional services group, we are a group of formidable experts in all areas of law and business. Passionate problem solvers, we get our kicks from finding the right answers and getting our legal and business clients where they need to be. We support more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies to private individuals, in the UK and beyond. Being part of Gateley is not just about the expertise that you bring; it's about attitude too.
The 'Gateley Story' is the story of our people and our culture. It is what has got us to where we are today as a successful business and it's the driving force behind the Gateley Team Spirit and the values that have shaped it. We have a set of shared internal values that capture what the Gateley Team Spirit is and this includes five elements that bind us all together as one Gateley: Ambitious for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do and Working Together. Every year across the group, we recognise members of our team that have gone and above and beyond and have lived these shared values. They are recognised at our annual Gateley Team Spirit awards.