Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Assistant Quantity Surveyor - Regional Contractor

Assistant Quantity Surveyor - a growing privately‑owned building contractor is searching for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join their expanding commercial team. This is an excellent opportunity for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join a leading regional contractor based in Nottingham delivering projects across commercial, blue‑light, education, training, healthcare and leisure sectors ranging from £5m – £35m.

The initial project is a new healthcare development in Nottingham (£20m) where you would support the commercial lead and work alongside an experienced project delivery team.

Our client has cemented themselves as one of the leading construction employers in the Midlands. They have developed an excellent client base within the public sector and are framework partners to PAGABO, YORbuild, Department of Education, Crown Commercial Service, Procure
23 and others. Our client has a full order book for 2026 / 2027 and can offer stable and ongoing work and opportunities and is committed to training, development, investment and progression of the team. It's a friendly team environment, furthermore there is no shareholder pressure and sensible reporting systems in place – they also pride themselves on treating sub‑contractors fairly and paying on‑time.

• Experience working with a construction contractor
• Experience working as a Trainee or Assistant QS
• Experience working on 'live' projects
• Industry related qualification

• Assisting with procurement and managing sub‑contractors
• Supporting with variations and valuations
• Issuing payments and supporting SQS
• Input during pre‑construction stage

• Great team with a low staff turnover across all departments
• Leading contractor with fantastic reputation
• Privately owned with 'traditional values'
• Excellent training and development

• Basic salary of £32,500 – £37,500 (DOE)
• Company Car or Allowance (£4,500)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Healthcare & Pension

To qualify for the higher rate of pay you must be able to demonstrate a track record as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor delivering construction projects for a Tier 1 or Tier 2 building contractor ranging from £2m+.

For any further information on this Assistant Quantity Surveyor vacancy please apply with your CV attached or contact Mark Dalgleish at Saxton Recruitment on

Key Roles - Assistant Quantity Surveyor / Assistant QS