Job Description:

Propel Your Quantity Surveying Career with a Leading Regional Developer

Are you an ambitious Assistant Quantity Surveyor looking to develop your career with a highly respected housebuilder?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful and growing business with an outstanding reputation for delivering quality residential developments across Devon.


Based from their Exeter office, you'll become part of a supportive and experienced commercial team, working on exciting new-build housing developments and gaining invaluable exposure to all aspects of the surveying function. With a strong pipeline of projects and a substantial land bank secured for the future, this is a business that offers genuine stability, career progression, and long-term opportunities.

You will be a capable assistant quantity surveyor able to manage your own singular site with the mentorship of a senior surveyor, you'll play a key role in the commercial management of live residential developments, helping to ensure projects are delivered successfully and profitably.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Procurement of subcontractors and materials
• Carrying out measurements and valuations
• Payment applications and subcontractor accounts
• Cost reporting (with guidance if needed) and budget monitoring
• Contributing to final account negotiations and settlements
• Working closely with site teams and commercial colleagues throughout the project lifecycle

About You:
We're looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who is eager to build a long-term career within quantity surveying, you will be an aspiring to become a QS in the next 12-18 months, sooner if you are ready!

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience in or Assistant Quantity Surveyor role
• New-build residential experience (housing or apartment developments)
• A minimum HNC qualification in Construction, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline
• Capable of running your own site
• Strong communication and numerical skills
• Good commercial awareness and an interest in the construction industry
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general IT systems
• A proactive attitude and desire to learn and progress

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary DOE
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Structured training and career development
• Mentorship from experienced commercial professionals
• Well located office with excellent facilities and on-site parking
• Secure, long-term career prospects with a thriving regional developer
• Opportunity to work on quality housing developments across Devon, all within a commutable distance of Exeter

If you're looking to join a business that genuinely invests in its people and offers clear opportunities for progression, we'd love to hear from you.