Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Some see a wall. We see the chance to open a door.

Role: Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Location: Aberdeen

Challenges. Opportunities. Solutions. At Robertson, we see them our way. We're bold enough to ask questions. Brave enough to look at things differently. Confident enough to be ourselves. Join us and you'll join the UK's largest family owned construction, infrastructure and support services business. As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you'll be part of a team that's doing incredible things - for ourselves, for the built environment around us, and for a truly sustainable future.

About the role

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you'll be responsible for:

• Preparing bills of quantities and schedules of works for pricing projects
• Dealing with tender stage subcontract and material enquiries
• Assisting with subcontract procurement, agreement, payment and award
• Attending, contributing to and taking minutes of meetings as required
• Preparing valuations with client's, agreeing amounts for payment and ensuring invoices are prepared and issued
• Re measuring work using site measurement and measurement from drawings
• Informing sub contractors of contract variations
• Dealing with contractual issues from a commercial perspective
• Provision of cost advice to Design Consultants
• Assisting with reporting on contract performance via monthly cost/value reconciliations
• Agreeing client and sub contract final accounts

About you

You'll already be qualified and experienced in this field, and you'll have a background in managing budgets and delivering similar services to a high standard. What's just as important are strong communication, sales and negotiation skills, an analytical approach, and a genuine ability to set realistic objectives and solve key problems.

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and employee benefits such as:

• 33 days annual leave (pro rata for part time or FTC positions, increases with length of service)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounts (gym memberships, restaurants, days out etc.) with Hapi Rewards App
• Annual Flu Vaccine
• Access to E Learning
• Health & Wellbeing Support
• Life Management & Financial Support

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. That's why we're working hard to create an environment where everyone can feel welcome, and where we can all be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you'll see things our way, too.