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Apprentice Quantity Surveyor
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We are looking for a Trainee Quantity Surveyor to join our established multidisciplinary consultancy. We work in the food manufacturing industry, which is a great market to be in if you like projects and activities that work at pace. We have successfully nurtured QS apprentices previously with systems on place to support the right candidate. Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the preparation of cost plans
- Site visits to survey the existing site, or to establish how projects are proceeding
- Prepare and issue tender documents and manage the tender process
- Taking off drawings accurately to ensure correct quantities and details are established
- Reviewing main contract tender documents & assessing scope of works
- Obtaining competitive quotations from suppliers in a timely manner
- Preparing building contracts
- Carrying out site surveys as and when required to establish project progress and assess interim valuations
- Manage the financial control of the overall project and report back to the client
- Measure variations and agree with the main contractor any cost variations
- Assist the Project Management team in preparing walkthroughs & programmes for jobs
- If required, provide assistance with the preparation and submission of final accounts, variations and interim payment requests
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Requirements
- Training Provider: NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
- Training Course: Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Essential Qualifications:
- A Level in: Three subjects (grade BBC minimum - 112 UCAS points)
- Level 4 HNC in: Construction related subject (grade Merit)
- Other Qualifications: Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
- Skills:
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Other Requirements: The vacancy will require driving to sites for surveys, site visits, site meetings and project progress reports. Arctica offers a system of claiming back business mileage via expenses.
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Benefits
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- As well as becoming a Chartered Surveyor, Arctica are very keen to establish the next business ownership generation. To the correct candidate(s) and with the correct mentoring, this could be achievable.
About Arctica
Our office is based in the beautiful & historic market town of Stamford. There are currently eight of us in the team and we are a mix of Architectural and Cost Consultancy professionals that works nationally and internationally on industrial and food manufacturing projects. It’s a niche market to be involved in equating to 24% of the UK's manufacturing turnover http://www.arctica.co.uk (opens in new tab).
Contact
- Training Provider: NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
- Contact: Lee Chapman
- Email: Lee.chapman@arctica.co.uk
- Phone: 07872 912240
- Reference Code: VAC2000038854
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