Assistant Quantity Surveyor

The Role

We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team based in Longbridge or Weoley Castle, Birmingham. As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor you will provide commercial support to senior surveying staff on one or a number of projects to ensure projects are procured, delivered within budget and to the highest quality whilst exceeding our customers’ expectations.

This is a full time permanent role working Monday to Friday, free onsite parking.

You will be part of one of Fortem's largest Social Housing contracts, Birmingham City Council. This is an expanding £50m Repairs & Maintenance, Capital Works and Retrofit contract and the largest social housing contract in Europe.

• Ensure the company secures its full entitlement within the parameters of the Contract
• Input of timely and accurate information, including direct operative and subcontractor/supplier information and the application of the schedule of rates
• Cost allocation of purchase orders and invoices including checking against order values
• Monitoring and analysis of management information relating to material and subcontractor spend
• Supporting the SQS in the preparation and timely reporting of information including:
  Cost Value Reconciliations (CVR), Cost Value Comparison (CVC) and management accounts, providing governance of budgets through robust cost control
• Onboarding suppliers, this will include overseeing subcontractor order compliance
• Maintain a high quality telephone manner
• Provide direct support to the commercial management function

• Excellent numeracy and organisation skill
• Use data interrogation skills
• Excellent IT knowledge including a high level of Excel skills (incl. V‑Lookup, Pivot tables and formula development)
• Basic contractual awareness
• Negotiating and communication skills

• Knowledge of NHF SOR codes
• Re measurement skills
• Commercial contractor exposure
• Previous social housing repairs, refurbishment experience

• Competitive salary based on experience with profit related bonus
• Option to opt into Salary sacrifice car lease
• Motor Expenditure Allowance (£4,000)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off (34 days total)
• Eligible for a bonus of up to 10%
• 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
• Annual pay reviews
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave
• Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms
• Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee
• Vast directory of training on bespoke in‑house Learning Management System
• Private healthcare and dental care
• Cycle to work scheme
• Retail and mobile phone provider discounts

We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our highly trained teams deliver a range of internal and external repairs as well as high quality voids, planned installations and gas services. Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy‑efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon.

Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers. We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live.

We are Investors in People – Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please apply with your updated CV or contact us at the Recruitment team. If you would like support with your application please contact.