Assistant Quantity Surveyor

  • Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD
  • Ipswich, Suffolk
  • 22/10/2026
Full time Construction Quantity Surveyor Civil Engineer Assistant Construction

Job Description

Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Location: Ipswich

Salary: up to 38,000

An Assistant Quantity Surveyor is required to join our client's established team based in Ipswich. Our client is a well-established civil engineering and infrastructure contractor with a strong presence across the UK, delivering a diverse range of projects for both public and private sector clients. The business has built an excellent reputation for quality, reliability and long-term client relationships, offering a supportive working environment and opportunities for career progression.

The Assistant Quantity Surveyor will work alongside and support our dynamic Commercial team, and will benefit from working within a supportive learning environment ensuring their personal development and opportunity to progress.



Assistant Quantity Surveyor Position Overview

  • Making site visits to carry out inspections.
  • Prepare, maintain and process financial and project transactions.
  • Support the Commercial and Sales team with admin tasks and ad-hoc duties.
  • Analysis of project costs and preparation of monthly cost reports and commentary for any variance
  • Valuing completed work and applying for payments
  • Attend meetings onsite or elsewhere with the Site Teams, Clients, Suppliers and other parties as required
  • Use systems and processes, allowing effective measurement of commercial performance
  • Assist in provide accurate, real time, monthly reports (Cost Value Reconciliations) and final outcome forecasts



Assistant Quantity Surveyor Position Requirements

  • Fundamental experience is knowledge of highways or surfacing
  • Experience with commercial documents e.g., applications for payment, compensation events. Sub-contractor reviews and framework documents.
  • Experience working in a similar role.
  • Candidates need to be within a 1-hour commute.
  • Experience with contracts NEC 3, 4 and JCT



Assistant Quantity Surveyor Position Remuneration

  • Salary: Up to 38k DOE
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, annual leave buy and sell scheme, and years' service entitlement increase.
  • Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave.
  • Eligibility for performance-based bonuses.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme, Birthday Bonus, Discount Portal, and Company Social Events, Saving Scheme and Life Assurance.
  • Access to support services for personal and professional wellbeing.
  • Continuous growth opportunities and training.
  • A collaborative working environment with opportunities for future progression.
  • Opportunities to give back to the communities we work in

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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