Assistant Quantity Surveyor

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ASSISTANT QUANTITY SURVEYOR ENVIRONMENT

Exeter

What you will be doing:

An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Quantity Surveyorto join the team at Galliford Try within our Environment Business.

You will work on our South West Water Frameworks within Asset Maintenance in our Environment Business who are experienced in successfully delivering schemes of varying sizes predominately to the Water Industry across both Treatment Waste and Water schemes.

Ideally you will based in or around the Exeter area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region.

Were seeking somebody who is highly proactive and dynamic with the will to learn and develop into a strong commercial professional.

Day to day youll be working closely with the Commercial Team and Project teams to ensure the correct project controls are in place covering cost cash and contract management; striving for continuous improvement and learning core skills with a view to further development in the career ladder.

As part of your role youll support the Contracts Manager and Commercial Team in the day to day management of a range of contracts compiling and preparing the monthly Cost and Value Reports (CVRs) and assisting with the Earned Value forecasting of secured projects.

Youll be responsible for assisting with Contract Administration including management of the Early Warning and Compensation Events processes as well as taking part in Contract/Cost to Complete Reviews.

It will be your role to compile and submit monthly Applications for Payment in accordance with client requirements compile and submit Cost Profiles and assist in the submissions of Final Accounts ensuring accurate allocation of costs to projects and populating journals to correct any identified anomalies and ensuring that Applications for Payment are certified and paid by clients on the specified dates within the Contract in addition to actively pursuing cash for aged debt.

Our aim is to create and maintain an environment where care for our people and those who work with us is our top priority. Youll be responsible for ensuring that the function effectively supports the operational teams in the implementation of health & safety policies.

About You:

Alongside your relevant degree and/or experience of working in a relevant Commercial environment wed like you to have first class time management skill and advanced problem-solving skills.

Were seeking enthusiastic and driven individuals who are comfortable and confident working with numbers.

To be successful in the role strong IT skills including the use of Microsoft Packages.

Were seeking an excellent team player with the confidence to communicate and influence at all levels and establish strong collaborative working relationships. You will thrive when working with stakeholders across all levels.

You will also be able to demonstrate the following key attributes.

• Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose vision values and culture
• Organised structured and professional with a passion for excellence striving to delivering the best.
• Flexibility resilience and the ability to influence and build relationships with key stakeholders. Demonstrating strong ethical standards with openness and honest.
• Commitment to the provision of excellent customer service passionate committed and enthusiastic in all that you do.
• A self-starter with a can-do attitude and a desire to pick up new challenges. Dedicated to working together to achieve results.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over 4.1billion we are one of the industrys leading principal contractors affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UKs most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy were poised for further growth and success so if youre committed talented and enthusiastic Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people through our Be Well programme which offers discounts on certain products advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when where and how you work. Where appropriate site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices offering different amounts of structure regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement increasing with years of service plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Galliford Try is one of the UKs leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated progressive business driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve peoples lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need providing opportunities for our people to learn grow and progress working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values delivering excellence for our clients and the community being passionate about our role in providing vital services putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing and collaborating with our clients supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contactRyan De Stadler on

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Dont meet every requirement of the role Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try we are committed to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every requirement of the role we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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