Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Location: Milton Keynes

Join Santander and you'll become a vital part of a business built on the outstanding services provided to our customers, as well as the award-winning products we offer. We're one of the fastest growing banks in the UK and that is down to our people. And we recognise that if we help you develop your career you'll be doing the same for our business.

Santander Global Facilities (SGF) is a Santander Group Company which provides support services for different businesses relating to people and buildings. It provides a technical, administrative and specialised service relating to integrated building management, general services and human resources administration services.

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor you will be required to assist Cost Management team services throughout the project life cycle for a large portfolio of retail branch fitting out and refurbishment projects to support delivery of Santander's branch investment programme.

Santander UK

The Santander Group was more than 150 years' experience in global banking and more branches worldwide than any other international bank. We are well on the way to repeating this success in the UK, having been recognised as one of the "Top Employers in the UK" in 2012 by the Corporate Research Foundation (CRF) Institute.

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

* Degree educated, or equivalent, in a Quantity Surveying
* Strong experience within a retail environment and consultancy
* Working towards RICS qualification or equivalent
* Enthusiastic to gain knowledge in commercial management.
* Quick and accurate data inputting skills and good level of computer literacy including Word and Excel.
* Ability to follow instructions precisely and work proactively in a team to support the delivery of successful projects.
* Ability to adapt to a wide range of projects and values, working with multiple projects simultaneously.
* Experience of utilising a range of industry standard processes and systems in order to effectively deliver a project.

As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor your main responsibilities will involve:

* For Acquisition Schemes and complex refurbishments, assist in preparation of cost plan through the process of design development, monitoring and advising on cost implications of design changes.
* Request tenders from Contractors based on agreed schedule or rates and assist in checking tender submissions for accuracy, level or pricing, errors and qualifications.
* Assist with on-going monitoring of projects against tender cost and programme.
* Experience of utilising a range of industry standard processes and systems in order to effectively deliver a project.
* Receive and verify accuracy of submittals from other 3rd party suppliers e.g. furniture and merchandising units.
* Assist in preparation of cost reports (as required). All cost reports should be prepared in sufficient details so as to be fully auditable.
* To proactively build and maintain effective relationships within the delivery team and externally to support in the completion of projects.

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000

Please note this is an 18 Month FTC