Job Description:

Job Title:            Assistant M&E QS

Location:           Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary:                £30,000 - £40,000

Benefits:            25 days holiday + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Healthcare

A leading M&E Contractor are looking for an Assistant M&E QS to join their expanding team in Cambridge. The company provides M&E services to a wide range of clients and businesses across a multitude of sectors including Commercial, Education, Research & Technology, Healthcare, Leisure, Defence and Residential. These projects are typically valued up to £10M.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Assistant M&E QS to develop their career in quantity surveying within a supportive environment. The role is open to a newly qualified quantity surveyor graduate, someone with experience in the mechanical or electrical industry looking to come off the tools, or step away from supervision, who is keen to gain valuable knowledge and guidance to various stages of the project lifecycle, from pre-construction to project close out from an experienced commercial team.

The successful candidate will be assisting the commercial and operations teams by helping manage all M&E financial and contractual aspects from initial calculations to the final account.

As the Assistant M&E QS you will have the following responsibilities:

• Assist in preparing project costs and contracts.
• Assist preparing tender documents, budgets, bills of quantities and other documentation.
• Collaborate with quantity surveyors and project managers, assisting with risk management and cost control throughout the lifecycle of the project to ensure successful project delivery.
• Review client payment notices.
• Help produce subcontract orders for supply chain.
• Support communication between clients, subcontractors and internal teams to ensure a smooth flow of information.

Successful applicants will have the following qualifications and experience:

• Experience in the M&E industry or recent quantity surveying graduate.
• Overall knowledge of a wide variety of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with a keen eye for detail.
• The ability to work under pressure to meet set deadlines.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong IT skills using Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.  

Please contact Adam Brown on (phone number removed) / (phone number removed) for more information about this role or if you are interested in a new M&E QS opportunity within the Building Services sector (Junior M&E QS, Junior M&E Quantity Surveyor, Assistant M&E QS, Assistant M&E Quantity Surveyor, Trainee M&E QS, Trainee M&E Quantity Surveyor).