Assistant Quantity Surveyor
| Posting date: | 14 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £36,573.00 to £40,637.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 November 2025 |
| Location: | WR5 1DU |
| Company: | Platform Housing Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0235 |
Summary
Are you an Assistant Quantity Surveyor that wants to make a difference? We are looking for an experienced Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our Platform Property Care Commercial team, where you'll play a key role in providing financial and budgetary control, ensuring that income and costs are correct.
In this role you'll be responsible for ensuring the correct income is claimed and expenditure aligns with material supplier's terms, monitoring and auditing of supplier and subcontract invoices, producing estimates and quotations (including NHF SORs) and attending Stakeholder meetings where required.
Why join us?This is an exciting time to join Platform Property Care (PPC) a dynamic and expanding property maintenance business committed to delivering exceptional service and value. You will be joining a forward-thinking social housing business who offer employees an inclusive and supportive environment with excellent benefits and family friendly policies.
Some things we need from you:
-HNC in Construction/Quantity Surveying or similar or equivalent experience
-Experience in pricing completed building maintenance works using NHF SORs / Cost Model or first Principles.
-You will be a good communicator within the team and contribute to continuous improvement within the team and company
-Reliable and customer-focused with a can-do attitude, strong IT and analytical skills, excellent numeracy, and a keen eye for accuracy and detail
-Experience within a construction background with knowledge of NHF SOR's (National Housing Federation Schedule of Rates) is essential
Working Arrangements:This role is home-based; however, you must be willing and able to travel to our offices for training and meetings, and to attend site visits and other locations as necessary (primarily across Worcestershire).
Some of the great benefits we can offer you:
-Up to 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave
-Learning and Development opportunities -
-Family friendly policies including generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave
-Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts
-Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapies and more
-Pension scheme with minimum employee contributions of up to 3% and Platform will contribute up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
-Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers
How to apply:If this sounds like the role for you, please click "Apply Now" to complete an online application and upload your current CV, be sure to tell us how your skills and experience make you a perfect fit for this role.
For more information about the role, refer to the attached job description or feel free to contact Louie Nesbitt, Head of Commercial PPC, at Louie.Nesbitt@platformhg.com.
Early applications are recommended for this role as it may close earlier than the anticipated closing date.
Interviews are expected to take place on 8th December 25, and shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange a suitable time.
In this role you'll be responsible for ensuring the correct income is claimed and expenditure aligns with material supplier's terms, monitoring and auditing of supplier and subcontract invoices, producing estimates and quotations (including NHF SORs) and attending Stakeholder meetings where required.
Why join us?This is an exciting time to join Platform Property Care (PPC) a dynamic and expanding property maintenance business committed to delivering exceptional service and value. You will be joining a forward-thinking social housing business who offer employees an inclusive and supportive environment with excellent benefits and family friendly policies.
Some things we need from you:
-HNC in Construction/Quantity Surveying or similar or equivalent experience
-Experience in pricing completed building maintenance works using NHF SORs / Cost Model or first Principles.
-You will be a good communicator within the team and contribute to continuous improvement within the team and company
-Reliable and customer-focused with a can-do attitude, strong IT and analytical skills, excellent numeracy, and a keen eye for accuracy and detail
-Experience within a construction background with knowledge of NHF SOR's (National Housing Federation Schedule of Rates) is essential
Working Arrangements:This role is home-based; however, you must be willing and able to travel to our offices for training and meetings, and to attend site visits and other locations as necessary (primarily across Worcestershire).
Some of the great benefits we can offer you:
-Up to 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave
-Learning and Development opportunities -
-Family friendly policies including generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave
-Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts
-Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapies and more
-Pension scheme with minimum employee contributions of up to 3% and Platform will contribute up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
-Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers
How to apply:If this sounds like the role for you, please click "Apply Now" to complete an online application and upload your current CV, be sure to tell us how your skills and experience make you a perfect fit for this role.
For more information about the role, refer to the attached job description or feel free to contact Louie Nesbitt, Head of Commercial PPC, at Louie.Nesbitt@platformhg.com.
Early applications are recommended for this role as it may close earlier than the anticipated closing date.
Interviews are expected to take place on 8th December 25, and shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange a suitable time.
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