As an Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will work proactively and collaboratively within a commercial team, reporting to the designated Senior Quantity Surveyor. Your role is to support the provision of commercial advice, governance, and assistance to ensure the safe, sustainable, and efficient delivery of highway works and related services.
Acting as a responsible steward of public funds, you will contribute to the effective management of costs and contracts in a way that delivers clear and demonstrable value for money. This will be achieved while maintaining alignment with business objectives and supporting the achievement of both team and individual performance targets.
The role
- Take full commercial responsibility and ownership of all allocated works.
- Ensure robust commercial processes are established and consistently followed.
- Manage the supply chain effectively, including timely payment assessments and strict adherence to change control procedures.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders through regular reporting on cost, cash flow, risks, and opportunities, while providing accurate budget forecasting.
- Support additional ad hoc duties as required, with flexibility to shape the role and work autonomously within a supportive, development-focused environment.
About you
- IT Proficiency (Essential): Solid working knowledge of general IT systems, particularly Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word.
- Industry & Educational Background (Desirable): Ideally educated to degree level (or working towards it), with experience in Construction, Civil Engineering, Highways, or Infrastructure environments—especially under NEC contracts. However, transferable skills and a commitment to learning are equally valued.
- Proactive & Positive Attitude: Demonstrates a can-do mindset, seeks win-win outcomes, and embraces continuous improvement in both self and processes.
- Strong Interpersonal & Commercial Skills: Self-assured and results-driven, yet humble and collaborative. Commercially aware with strong negotiation skills and a proactive approach to preventing disputes.
- Independent & Motivated Work Style: Able to work autonomously with minimal supervision, effectively managing time and priorities to meet shifting deadlines.
Benefits
At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That’s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.
Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.
In return for your hard work you will receive:
- Sick Pay
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
- A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
The company
We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.
Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.
If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0330 311 2502 or e-mail them on careers@ringwayjacobs.com. This will take you to a login page, where you will need to create an account to continue your application. Once you have created an account you will be able to see where your application is up to and apply for other opportunities within Ringway Jacobs.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
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