We are seeking a motivated and committed candidate to start their career in construction as an Apprentice Quantity Surveyor. This is an opportunity to earn while you learn on a paid apprenticeship with the additional support of the Shared Apprenticeships team.
This role involves supervising specialist contractors and workers on the construction site.
The main duties and tasks of a Construction Surveying Technician are:
- Assisting senior managers with the budgeting of construction projects
- Control of costs during a construction project
- Selection and management of specialist contractors
- To contribute to the mitigation of disputes using accurate records
- Recording, control and reporting of income and expenditure on a construction project
- Valuation of progress on construction projects
- To assist senior managers with the legal and contractual issues on a construction project
(Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education 2023)
Our ideal candidate
We are looking for someone to achieve the behaviours listed in the Apprenticeship Standard.
- Commitment to Code of Ethics
- Continuing Professional Development
- Commitment to Equality and Diversity
- Communicate effectively
- Conflict avoidance
- Teamwork
- Deomonstrate innovation
Driver essential - remote location and some travel required for the role
The Employer
Shared Apprenticeships is a not-for-profit Social Enterprise employing apprentices and placing them on work placements with contractors in the construction industry.
Each of our apprentices has access to an Apprentice Manager for mentoring support who is committed to overseeing them through to completion and onward progression into the industry and/or a higher apprenticeship.
The Training
This apprenticeship is QUANTITY SURVEYING TECHNICIAN LEVEL 4. It can take up to 36 months to complete. The majority of the training is achieved in the workplace and the apprenticeship course is usually delivered one day per week in term-time by a local college or independent training provider.
Entry Requirements
We work in collaboration with the nominated college to assess individual applicants, but the typical entry requirements for this apprenticeship are five GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths, English and a Science; or a Level 2 Apprenticeship.
Job Type: Apprenticeship
Salary: As a minimum this job is paid at published National Minimum Wage rates.
Please read the job description, person specification, and apprenticeship entry requirements to ensure you meet the criteria before applying for the role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of your application, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.
Job Type: Apprenticeship
Application question(s):
- Why have you applied for this apprenticeship?
- Typical entry requirements for this Apprenticeship will be five GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths, English and a Science; or a Level 2 Apprenticeship.
Do you meet this criteria?
Work Location: In person
