Job Description

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world\'s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

Known for working on major projects such as HS2 \xe2\x88\x92 the UK\'s new high-speed railway, we are building, upgrading, and maintaining the country\'s infrastructure for future generations.

Drawing on our Scandinavian heritage, we are green, innovative, and progressive. We bring together people and technology, as part of our objective to make construction a safer and more collaborative industry.

We\'re looking to appoint an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to work on our HS2 jv in Central London

You\'ll be Responsible for :

• Preparing enquiries, analysing tenders, negotiating and managing allocated sub-contractor accounts including orders, payments & final accounts in accordance with company procedures.
• Assisting in the preparation and agreement of applications for payment.
• Playing a key role in capturing, managing and communicating change on the project, cost capture, allocation of costs.
• Assisting in the preparation of the Project Control Reporting including project cost & value / EVA reports, budgets and forecasts.
• Reporting to QS when contractual notices and correspondence with both client and sub-contractors are seen to be necessary.
• Assisting with the target cost maintenance and reporting, compilation and adjustment of the Project Budget / Target Cost.
• Being proactive in self-development and professional qualification.
• Carrying out sub-contractor performance reviews on allocated subcontractors.
• Contributing to Value management / value engineering.

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience working in a commercial admin role supporting a large commercial management team
• Experience working on major projects
• Excellent organisational skills
• Effective communicator
• Able to manage own workload
• Able to work in a high pressured environment
• Highly proficient in IT systems and Microsoft Office applications
• Able to support multiple individuals

We thrive through embracing differences because we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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