Assistant Surveyor

The Vacancy

🏗️ Assistant Quantity Surveyor – Enfield

Step into the commercial world and grow your career across diverse projects!

Are you ready to kickstart your career as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor (AQS)? This is your chance to join a thriving team and gain hands-on experience across a variety of exciting clients and projects.

We’re looking for someone with a great attitude, a willingness to learn, and a passion for making things happen. You’ll be joining our WPS team within the responsive maintenance division, working on social housing contracts and much more.

📍 Location: Enfield

Office-based role – travel to project sites may be required.

🔧 What You’ll Be Doing

• Producing commercial reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Sourcing and assessing quotations for materials, equipment, and subcontract works
• Supporting timely procurement and order placement to meet project goals
• Conducting on-site measurements and take-offs
• Ensuring contractual processes are completed accurately and on time

🎯 What We’re Looking For

• A degree in surveying is ideal (but not essential)
• A strong work ethic and eagerness to learn
• Ability to work under a Project Surveyor and collaborate within a team
• Excellent attention to detail and adaptability
• A proactive mindset and positive attitude

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🌟 Why Join Us?

• Work across varied clients and projects – no two days are the same!
• Learn from experienced surveyors and grow your skills
• Enjoy a supportive team environment
• Competitive salary and benefits

🚀 Ready to Launch Your Career?

If you’re looking for a role where you can learn, grow, and make a real impact – we’d love to hear from you!

Apply today and take your first step into the commercial world! 💼

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.