Assistant Quantity Surveyor in Walsall

Location: Walsall

Salary: Hidden

Recruiter: Tarmac

Job Hours: Full-time

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At Tarmac,

‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.

We are currently looking for a newly qualified and/or experienced Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our friendly contracting team in Walsall, West Midlands. This role is easily commutable from Walsall, Wolverhampton, Telford, Birmingham, Tamworth, Cannock, Bloxwich, Dudley, Codsall, Shifnal, West Bromwich, Handsworth, Rowley Regis, Wednesbury, Oldbury, Hednesford, Heath Hayes, Burntwood, Lichfield, Stafford, Kingswinford, Sutton Coldfield, Erdington and surrounding areas.

Due to the nature and experience of the team we are open to candidates who have completed University and are looking for your first role.

We’re working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Role Responsibility

As the Assistant Quantity Surveyor you will ideally have worked in a similar industry with experience of working on Highways, Infrastructure or Maintenance Projects’ or really wanting to take your career this way.

Other responsibilities for this role will include:

Be an integral member of the commercial team supporting the Managing Quantity Surveyor

Build a strong relationship with internal and client counterparts

Engaging and managing sub-contracts including tender enquiries, award and assessment of monthly payment applications

Support the production of monthly CVR's

Produce both internal and client forecasts

Production and substantiation through to agreement of associated Final Accounts

Ensure all Tarmac and client processes are followed to minimise commercial risk

Ensure all work completed is accurately valued and followed through to cash collection

Prepare and submit monthly application for payments to clients

Prepare and issue early warning notices and compensation events

Due to the nature of the work, a company vehicle is included with the role of Assistant Quantity Surveyor and therefore you must have a FULL UK manual car driving licence with no more than 6 points

The Ideal Candidate

As our ideal Assistant Quantity Surveyor you will have:

Drive and ambition to succeed

NEC3/4 knowledge – although training can be provided to the right candidate

Good interpersonal and problem-solving skills

Good oral, written communication; and presentation skills with strong numeracy and analytical ability

Process driven with commercial awareness and good negotiation skills

It is preferred that the successful candidate for the role of Assistant Quantity Surveyor is educated to degree level, although other equivalent qualifications minimum HND will be accepted.

Training and development will be provided to a new colleague to attain their best in this role; therefore, we encourage you to apply if you are in the early stages of your career.

Why Us

In addition to the role of Assistant Quantity Surveyor we offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives, and benefits:

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.

Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice

Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & Carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female Voice, and Menopause

Training and development opportunities

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About Tarmac

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Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our company combines the knowledge and expertise of two of the construction industry’s most iconic brands: Tarmac, the pioneers of the modern road and Blue Circle, the company that patented Portland Cement.

Our innovative products and solutions not only safely deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country’s long term future. We have contributed to some of the UK’s biggest construction projects, including The Sainsbury Laboratory, Wembley Stadium, Heathrow Terminal 5, Blackpool Sea Defences, The Shard and London 2012.

We have over 150 years of experience and directly employs around 7,000 people across a nationwide network of over 400 sites. Our solutions span aggregates, asphalt, cement, lime, offsite manufacturing, readymix concrete, road contracting services, building products and recycling services. This unique combination of people, technology and assets enables us to offer customers unrivalled choice, innovation and flexibility.

Safety is at the core of our business, and underpins the way we operate; beginning with a commitment to providing a safe environment for all employees, as well as contractors and the communities around our sites. We are one of the largest recyclers of construction materials in the UK and a net consumer of waste. We're also one of the UK’s largest landowners, providing environmental stewardship for thousands of acres of countryside. Tarmac is part of CRH plc. CRH is a leading global diversified building materials group, employing c.87,000 people at c.3,800 operating locations in 31 countries worldwide. With a market capitalisation of c.€27 billion (March 2017), CRH is the largest building materials company in North America and the second largest worldwide

Prior to its acquisition by CRH from Lafarge SA and Anglo American Plc on 31 July 2015, the business was known as Lafarge Tarmac.