Assistant Quantity Surveyor Cover Letter

Please consider me for the assistant quantity surveyor opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for commercial support to the delivery teams with the design and construction of the projects in line with time, cost, quality, carbon, HSE and customer.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Preparation of Site Budgets
• Negotiating and procuring all JCT Design & Build and TW Framework Agreements to ensure that the business’ unit output programme is carried out professionally and within budget
• Managing external consultants to deliver the above where appropriate
• Tendering and procuring consultants in accordance with the design programme for each site
• Monitoring and evaluating Contractor performance and take any appropriate action
• Single, two stage, negotiated procurement with Main Contractors / Subcontractors
• JCT Design & Build Contracts and Development Agreements
• Supply chain management including external consultants, development partners and subcontractors

Please consider me for the assistant quantity surveyor opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for feedback on existing cost and commercial management processes to contribute to the improvement of processes and systems.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Oversee the running of sites once handover by the senior buyer/buyer
• Relevant quantity surveying experience
• Practical experience and/or interested in quantity surveying for civil infrastructure works projects is advantageous
• Willingness to participate in Hong Kong and/or overseas civil infrastructure projects
• Practical and logical qualities and a methodical way of thinking
• Previous experience in a Quantity Surveying role
• High standards of numeracy, oral and written communication skills
• Commercial and contractual awareness with a proven track record of success

I am excited to be applying for the position of assistant quantity surveyor. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for assistance, support and guidance on commercial issues and developing a culture of contractual awareness in project teams.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Professional experience within a consultancy environment (ideally upwards of 12 months)
• Some experience or exposure on medium-large scale property/residential projects
• Previous experience of roads & structures would be an advantage but not essential
• Experience of Design and Build contracts
• Experience of NEC3 Project Management (to discuss with MA/LS)
• Programming (MS Project or similar) (to discuss with MA/LS)
• BIM Proficient
• Chartered (RICS) or working towards professional membership of the RICS

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the assistant quantity surveyor position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for direction to the cost and commercial functional team including Procurement, Cost planning, assessment of change, Contract administration and commercial reporting.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Basic working knowledge of FIDIC contracts or similar
• Assist in liaising with staff within the commercial department to ensure administrative duties and orders are placed on time and to ensure the efficient assimilation of information
• Update on a weekly basis sites plant on-hire reports
• Update orders where price increases
• Maintaining lever arch files including making up new sites files and archiving
• Sending out order acknowledgements to site
• All orders are to be placed on the COINS system
• Assist with preparing material schedules from working drawings

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the assistant quantity surveyor position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for commercial support to projects being responsible for a range of commercial activities (bid governance, reviews, change management, compensation event etc.).

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• A good level of competency of Microsoft packages
• Self-motivation, passion and a driven ‘can do’ attitude
• A high level of diplomacy and customer focused
• Ensure cost control is maintained on a project basis throughout all functions (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and beyond)
• Ensure the preparation, review and monitoring against the Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in line with project requirements and the ELF and CVR Procedures
• Identification of risks and opportunities to project spend/budgets to ensure adequate budget management and contingency review
• Ensure timely submission of Applications for Payments and Cash Collection
• Developing, maintaining and administering Sub-Contractors accounts in conjunction with the Contract Management team