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We're seeking people who bring together a unique blend of personal strengths, technical know-how, and a genuine passion for the built environment and construction industry.

TSA Riley is a global organisation, 1,000 people strong. We provide expert project consultancy across Advisory, Project Management, Cost Management, Asset Management, and ESG, and our people are at the centre of everything we do.

We help clients create great places to work, live, shop, play, and produce.
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Assistant Quantity Surveyor | Croydon, UK

We're looking for a bright, ambitious and motivated Assistant QS to join our cost management team in Croydon.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor – Croydon
Full-time, Permanent
Hybrid Working, Competitive Salary

If you are a recently qualified Quantity Surveyor with ambitions to join a leading construction consultancy and progress your career by achieving chartership with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), then TSA Riley could be the perfect place for you!  

Perhaps you have started a role in the last year or two, but feel you are capable of more?

At TSA Riley, we have a fantastic track record of developing talented individuals. With access to our internal, industry-leading APC programme, we can give you all the support required to achieve chartership status and take your career to the next level and beyond.

We’re currently looking for a bright, ambitious and motivated Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our cost management team in Croydon, London.
Whilst working with us you can expect to work on fast paced projects in the built environment. You will be overseeing projects throughout their whole life cycles, giving you great experience across a full range of pre and post contract duties.

You’ll do all of this with expert guidance and support from our management team who will work with you closely to develop your skills and experience as well as setting you key milestones to aid your development as a quantity surveyor.

Key tasks and responsibilities of the Assistant Quantity Surveyor role include:

As an assistant Quantity Surveyor in our business, your role will primarily be to assist senior staff in pre and post contract duties and the delivery of projects. Some of your day-to-day duties will include (but are not limited to):
  • Working as part of a team of surveyors and project managers reporting into the Senior Quantity Surveyor whilst providing a cost consulting role the client.
  • Assisting the Senior Quantity Surveyor in ensuring the client achieves their stated objectives through close teamwork, proactive cost control and the provision of contractual advice.
  • Attend and/or chair meetings with client.
  • Prepare financial reports.
  • Monitor and document the communication of a project status.
  • Assist in the preparation of the tender documentation.
  • Monitor performance milestones and deliverables.
  • Assist in the administration of cost/variation procedures.
  • Assist in the carrying out of post contract surveying duties including establishing the effect of variations, settlement of accounts and disputes.
  • Provide day-to-day cost management of projects from estimate preparation through to final account settlements.
Desired skills, qualifications and experience:
  • A relevant RICS accredited degree or master’s qualification in quantity surveyor or similar equivalent subject.
  • Bright, ambitious and motivated with the ability to learn new skills, systems and procedures.
  • Prior experience in a Quantity Surveying role is desired, however recent graduates with no experience may be considered.
  • Experience of using CostX software would be highly advantageous but is not essential for the ideal candidate as full training can be provided.
  • Experience of working on construction developments within the built environment would be advantageous – i.e. residential, retail, commercial projects etc.
  • Demonstrable experience of carrying out tendering and procurement processes.
  • Strong levels of numeracy and literacy are essential.
  • A full UK Driving License is essential for this role.
Who we are: 

TSA Riley has a 130-year heritage dating back to 1890 when Henry Riley Esq first established a quantity surveying practice in London. In Asia Pacific we trace our roots back to the 1980s through the merging of several respected, small project management and advisory firms.  

Now, in the 21st century, we’re defining and pioneering a new way of helping our clients drive greater value and impact from their built assets.

Plan. Procure. Deliver. Optimise. Decarbonise. We call this project consulting.  

We provide expert strategic, commercial and operations advice; project and cost management; carbon advice; and dispute resolution. This uniquely broad range of services - across the project lifecycle - means we understand the interdependencies at every stage. We combine this with hands-on experience and personalised service to drive greater value, impact and certainty for our clients’ projects.  

What makes us different: 
  • Partnerships for positive impact: Standing side-by-side with our clients, we shape our collective future.  
  • Growth – together: Our strength lies not only in our global reach, wide range of sectors and services but also in how grow and develop our people.  
  • Connected intelligence: We are a business of 1,000 connected and collaborative project consultants. Our leaders are diverse and experienced and we challenge and learn from each other to deliver positive outcomes.  
  • Integrity in everything: We do the right thing by each other, our clients and our communities.  
  • And a lot of fun along the way: We celebrate success, enjoy the journey and cherish our culture of camaraderie. Together, we embrace our differences and celebrate the things that make each of us authentically unique.  
TSA Riley is an Equal Opportunity Employer: 

We welcome applications from candidates who are interested in working with us but are not able to commit to a full-time role and/or would require forms of flexible working. Additionally, we provide hybrid working as standard practice.  

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.  

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