Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Assistant QS Gossport 1 day a week Via Umbrella Inside IR35 Government Agency Role: • Supporting other QS workload • Working on multiple small contracts • One on large projects • NEC 3/4 experience • Pre-tender experience • Mechanical background • Assistant QS • Chartered QS Duties: Provide support to the Procurement Team to ensure the delivery of predominantly engineering works to assure client is being billed fairly for works actually completed. • Assist with managing all costs relating to projects to ensure validity and value for money. • Support the client in preparing supporting documentation for projects including ITT, T&C’s, and cost estimates. • Support Project Teams that tenders are issued in accordance with the Agency’s procurement policy and procedures. • Work closely with the Procurement department to ensure that contracts are put in place that are the most suitable to ensure delivery of the requirement in a timely & cost-effective manner. • Assist with monitoring and where necessary measure the services provided by the contractor to verify application for payment. • Assist with monitoring Contractors to ensure compliance with the Contract. • Assist with monitoring, maintaining and re-negotiating schedules of Rates. • Assist with the review of Bills of Quantities. • Assist with monitoring delivery of the service to ensure that costs are in line with forecasts. • Assist with the valuation of the application for payments and preparation of the payment certificates. • • Assist with the validation of claims for change of work scope and agreed new value. • Assist with reviewing and validating Contractor estimates. • Assist with the preparation of in-house estimates, deriving costs, valuation of variation orders, and analysis of tender submissions. • Support the Project Engineers in the management of contracts. • Assist with cost analysis of works or services. • Assisting in establishing user requirements and undertaking feasibility studies. • Assist with performing risk and value management and cost control. • Assist with identifying, analysing, and developing responses to risks. • Assist with the valuation of completed work and benchmarking with industry. • Ensure activities are in accordance with the Agency’s accounting procedures. • Assist with monitoring all project costs to ensure that projects are delivered within budget; ensure that correct authorisation is obtained before expenditure exceeds the approved budget. • Adhere to procedures relating to the proper use and care of assets, equipment, and materials for which the role has responsibility. • Ad hoc tasks