Assistant QS

  • 6519
  • Dartford
  • Permanent

At Select, we don't just hire plant and accommodation – we power some of the UK's biggest construction projects. With over 30 years of experience, we're one of the UK's most trusted, diverse and capable suppliers of equipment, modular solutions, and site services. From cranes to cabins, logistics to lifting, we keep projects moving.


The Opportunity

We're growing our Commercial Team in Dartford and looking for an ambitious Assistant Quantity Surveyor to take their career to the next level.
You'll play a key role in delivering temporary accommodation and hoarding projects, supporting cost management, reporting, and contract administration across a wide range of works.

This is a fantastic chance to learn, grow, and make your mark with a business that's innovative, sustainable, and built on strong values.


What You'll Do

  • Own QS responsibilities: measurement, valuation & work agreements

  • Prepare interim applications for payment & subcontractor accounts

  • Price variations and negotiate changes with clients & supply chain

  • Assist in tenders & establish project budgets (“budget to build”)

  • Monitor, control & report costs – ensuring projects stay on track

  • Administer NEC, JCT & bespoke contracts


About You

  • 2–3 years' experience in a QS role (main contractor / plant hire preferred)

  • Strong numeracy & commercial awareness

  • Confident communicator, collaborator & negotiator

  • Proactive, motivated & able to work independently

  • Passionate about construction, safety & doing things the right way


Why Join Us?

  • Competitive salary + great benefits

  • Career growth with one of the UK's leading suppliers

  • Exciting, varied projects in a supportive team environment

  • A chance to build your future with Select


Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 160 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

👉 Ready to build with us? Apply today and be part of something big.

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