Assistant Quantity Surveyor in New Barnet, Greater London

Assistant Quantity Surveyor – Social Housing

Barnet, Greater London 

Apex Search & Selection is working with a leading Tier 2 Social Housing, Repairs, Refurbishment & Maintenance Specialist Contractor to recruit an Assistant Quantity Surveyor.

The business has a turnover of approximately £70m per annum and a strong forward order book, offering an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Assistant QS to develop their career within a growing contractor.

The Role

You will work alongside the Commercial Manager and wider commercial team, supporting the delivery of a North London Social Housing Repairs contract. This is for a large frameworks which will last over a decade.

The role will involve projects and repair works ranging from approximately £10k to £600k, providing excellent exposure to a varied and commercially challenging workload.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the commercial management of social housing repairs and refurbishment works
• Assisting with upstream and downstream valuations
• Working with Schedule of Rates contracts
• Understanding and applying NHF Rates and traditional pricing mechanisms
• Assisting with SCO orders
• Supporting subcontractor management
• Assisting with variations and valuations
• Commercial reporting and cost control
• Working closely with the Commercial Manager
• Supporting external works and roofing projects
• Using Excel and integrated commercial systems

The Ideal Candidate

We're looking for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor who has genuine experience within:

Social Housing
Repairs & Maintenance
Refurbishment
Schedule of Rates contracts

Experience with NHF Rates, external works and roofing would be highly advantageous.

The successful candidate should also have good construction knowledge, strong IT skills and, importantly, the ambition to progress and take on greater responsibility within the business.

Why Join?

Growing £70m+ contractor
Strong social housing workload

Projects ranging from £10k–£600k
Repairs, refurbishment and maintenance
Genuine career progression
Supportive commercial team
Opportunity to broaden your commercial experience

This is a great opportunity for a Junior or Assistant QS who wants to develop into a more senior commercial position within an established and growing contractor.

Please note: candidates must have relevant Social Housing Repairs / Maintenance experience to be considered.