About the Role

The apprentice will support the estimating team by reviewing drawings, measuring fire protection works, preparing quotations and cost estimates, liaising with suppliers and clients, and helping ensure tenders are submitted accurately and on time.

What You'll Do at Work

• Reviewing tender enquiries, specifications, drawings, fire strategies, and associated documentation to determine project requirements
• Producing detailed take-offs for passive fire protection works, including intumescent coatings, fire stopping, compartmentation, fire barriers, fire doors, and associated remedial works
• Preparing accurate cost estimates covering labour, materials, access equipment, specialist subcontractors, and associated project costs
• Measuring structural steel from drawings and schedules to determine intumescent coating requirements
• Reviewing penetration schedules and fire strategy drawings to quantify fire stopping requirements
• Obtaining and evaluating supplier and subcontractor quotations to ensure compliance, technical suitability, and best value
• Preparing tender submissions, qualifications and clarifications
• Supporting project handovers to the Operations and Contracts teams following successful tender awards
• Maintaining awareness of current passive fire protection products, legislation, certification, and market trends
• Attending internal meetings, client meetings, and site surveys where required

Where You'll Work

8-10 Causeway Lane
Matlock
DE4 3AR

Training Provider

DCG

Training Course

Construction support technician (level 3)

What You'll Learn

Course Contents

• Apply and integrate appropriate mathematical and technical knowledge in the completion of built environment site and/or office processes to contribute to the coordination of construction projects.
• Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Identify and document risks and hazards. Apply statutory and company environmental and safe working practices. Produce construction project risk assessment and method statements.
• Communicate verbally to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques in line with company policies.
• Interpret and abstract contract documentation to develop site solutions.
• Apply digital construction processes to produce resource lists from tender and contract documentation.
• The use of project tendering, measurement and costing systems to assist with the planning of schedules of work and to provide early warning of problems for all contract phases on site.
• Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with management requirements, assessing tasks, scheduling work, achieving deadlines, reviewing performance and keeping records of work undertaken.
• Apply sustainable principles and low carbon processes in order to implement site environmental solutions.
• Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
• Plan and undertake continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
• Communicate in written form to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques and reporting mechanisms in line with company policies, using construction and built environment terminology.