Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor – Small Works

Location: Devizes, Wiltshire

Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 + Package

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Alpinefox Recruitment is working with an established Wiltshire-based contractor looking to appoint a Quantity Surveyor to support its growing workload across social housing, repairs, maintenance and small works.

This isn't a major-project QS position. We're looking for somebody who understands the commercial realities of responsive repairs, voids, planned maintenance and smaller-value works — and, crucially, has experience working with the NHF Schedule of Rates.

You could already be working as a Quantity Surveyor or Assistant QS, or perhaps in an estimating/commercial role within social housing. What's most important is your knowledge of the sector and your ability to price and commercially manage works accurately.

The Role

Working closely with the wider operational and commercial team, you'll be involved across the lifecycle of housing maintenance and small works, including:

Pricing works using the NHF Schedule of Rates

Preparing estimates and quotations

Reviewing specifications and scopes of work

Managing variations and additional works

Valuations and applications for payment

Monitoring project costs and commercial performance

Working with subcontractors, suppliers and operational teams

Supporting the commercial delivery of responsive repairs, voids, planned maintenance and small works

Ensuring works provide value while remaining commercially viable

About You

The key requirement is straightforward: you'll need genuine experience working with NHF Schedule of Rates.

We're particularly interested in speaking with people who have worked within social housing repairs and maintenance, whether for a contractor, housing association or local authority.

You don't necessarily need to be the finished article. This could suit an experienced Assistant QS ready for greater responsibility or somebody with strong NHF/estimating experience looking to develop further commercially.

Ideally, you'll bring experience of:

NHF Schedule of Rates

Social housing / housing maintenance

Responsive repairs, voids, planned works or small works

Estimating and producing quotations

Variations and commercial cost control

Working with operational teams and subcontractors

What's on Offer

You'll be joining a well-established local business where you'll have genuine exposure to the wider commercial operation rather than being one person in a large QS department.

The package includes a salary of £35,000–£45,000, depending on experience, with additional benefits and the opportunity for continued professional development.

If you're currently working with NHF Schedule of Rates and would be interested in hearing about a local opportunity — even if you're not actively job hunting — we'd be very happy to have a confidential conversation