Apprentice Surveyor

Apprentice Surveyor

We are looking to recruit an apprentice Surveyor to work in our Maintenance Teams. You will learn a range of skills and gain a great deal of on-the-job experience throughout your apprenticeship. You will be expected to attend college and achieve a Level 3 Construction Support Technician.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Undertake a period of training to acquire the skills to inspect properties for all kinds of maintenance works
• Work within various repair & investment teams and produce inspection reports and maintain accurate records of surveys
• Gain an understanding of and assist in the procurement of contracts
• Help prepare specifications and schedules
• Work with internal and external contractors
• Assist with ensuring that work conforms to specification & regulation
• Complete a weekly timesheet and other paperwork

Where you'll work

839 London Road
Alvaston
Derby
DE24 8UZ

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

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.
• 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.