Trainee Quantity Surveyor in St Albans, Hertfordshire

Assistant Quantity Surveyor – Planned Maintenance

Location: St Albans
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum, plus car allowance or company car

Workflow Recruitment is recruiting an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join a commercial team delivering planned maintenance and refurbishment schemes within the social housing sector.

You will support the financial management of housing improvement projects, working closely with quantity surveyors, operational teams and supply chain partners to help control costs and maintain accurate reporting.

The role

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the preparation of project budgets, forecasts and cost reports.

• Assisting with subcontractor procurement and reviewing quotations.

• Helping prepare valuations and applications for payment.

• Reviewing subcontractor applications against completed works.

• Identifying, recording and helping value contract variations.

• Supporting measurement, site progress reviews and final accounts.

• Liaising with delivery teams to keep commercial information up to date.

About you

We are looking for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor with previous experience supporting construction projects and a good understanding of basic commercial processes. A background in planned maintenance, housing refurbishment or social housing would be advantageous.

A relevant qualification, or ongoing study in quantity surveying or commercial management, would be beneficial. You should be organised, comfortable working with figures and confident using Excel.

You will also need a practical approach to resolving queries and the communication skills to work effectively with site teams, suppliers and subcontractors.

The package includes a salary of up to £40,000, plus a car allowance or company car.

Apply to Workflow Recruitment with your CV to be considered for this Assistant Quantity Surveyor position.