Assistant Quantity Surveyor

The Vacancy

Are you somebody who is looking to grow your career within the Wates Smartspace business? We are looking for somebody to step into the Assistant Quantity Surveyor role to support projects with one of our longstanding clients, the Ministry of Justice. In this role, you will be travelling across the UK working on a range of exciting projects of different size/scope.

If you have strong commercial acumen, we would like to hear from you!

As our Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you’ll be diving into the heart of our clients’ projects, supporting our wider Commercial Team to keep everything on track—both in budget and quality. If you’re all about the details, love numbers, and are curious about how the built world works, this is the role for you.

• Cost Estimation:
  Assist in preparing detailed cost estimates, budgets, and tender documents to ensure projects are financially viable.
• Subcontractor Management:
  Support the management of subcontractor accounts, including valuations, payments, and negotiations.
• Cost Monitoring:
  Track project costs, identifying any financial risks or opportunities to keep projects on budget.
• Reporting:
  Contribute to the preparation and analysis of cost reports and forecasts, ensuring accurate financial tracking.
• Site Visits:
  Participate in site visits to monitor progress and ensure compliance with contract requirements.
• Final Accounts:
  Assist in preparing final accounts, including cost reconciliation and settlement of any contractual claims.
• Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with project teams to ensure smooth project delivery, sharing insights and solutions as needed.

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family‑owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, “reimagining places for people to thrive,” and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Wates Group is one of the largest, most successful family‑owned private construction, development, and property services companies in the UK. We are building a place to work where everyone belongs, by one small act of inclusion at a time. We celebrate difference and welcome diversity. As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades, including gold accreditation with Investors in People.

Being family‑owned, we understand and value long‑term relationships.

The Wates Group is committed to three ambitious environmental targets for 2025:
Zero Waste, Zero Carbon, and Positive Nature Enhancement. Wates is pushing to take a leading role in reducing our industry’s environmental impact.