Assistant Quantity Surveyor

ASSISTANT QUANTITY SURVEYOR / COMMERCIAL ASSISTANT REQUIRED 🚧 📍 Location: Manchester ⏰ Start Time: 8:30am 📅 Duration: 3 Months (with potential extension subject to workload) 💷 £17.79 per hour PAYE 💷 £20.83 per hour Umbrella 💷 Equivalent to approximately £37,000 per annum We are currently looking for an experienced and motivated Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Assistant to support a busy commercial team on a long-term project. Key Responsibilities: ✅ Preparing and submitting periodic payment applications (2 per period) ✅ Reviewing supporting evidence and ensuring submissions are accurate and complete ✅ Creating and checking hyperlinks and supporting attachments prior to submission ✅ Carrying out reconciliations and assisting with reducing WIP ✅ Converting completed works into "Applied For" values through payment applications ✅ Reviewing material costs and ensuring they are captured and claimed correctly ✅ Working closely with Operations teams to resolve commercial issues ✅ Assisting with Early Warning Notices (EWNs) and Compensation Events through CEMAR ✅ Supporting procurement activities ✅ Producing contract documentation ✅ Liaising with subcontractors and suppliers ✅ Raising purchase orders and material requisitions ✅ General commercial and administrative support duties Essential Skills: ✅ Strong commercial awareness ✅ Excellent attention to detail ✅ Confident communicator ✅ Self-motivated and able to work independently ✅ Good understanding of payment applications and commercial processes ✅ Advanced Excel skills including: * XLOOKUPs * Pivot Tables * Data analysis and reporting Desirable: ✅ BSc Quantity Surveying or MSc Quantity Surveying ✅ Facilities Management (FM) experience ✅ Experience using CEMAR This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to further develop their commercial and quantity surveying experience within a supportive team environment