Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

Introduction

You will join our company at a time of exponential growth. Part of this includes new systems, processes, and investing in our team. You are likely to assist with tendering of works, change control, submittals, estimating and quantity surveying for the business and much more. The business has a big ethos of growing and promoting from within.

About the Employer

AG Surveying is a consultancy firm providing Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Estimating and Procurement services to subcontractors, main contractors and developers in Hertfordshire, London and Essex. Please refer to our website for more information regarding the business.

What You'll Do

The roles and duties will evolve over time as experience is gained and dependent on the type and size of projects being works on, however below are a few key areas we anticipate the individual will initially be involved in:

Estimating

• Undertaking detailed take off from drawings using Procore, specifications and design documents
• Ensuring all works captured within all tender documentations are included within and added to pricing schedule

 Subcontractor Procurement:

• Setting up, updating and management of procurement schedules for each project
• Preparing detailed scope of works and / or measured pricing schedules, and / or marked up drawings per package of works using Procore
• Preparing and coordinating tender enquiries
• Communicating with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure prices are received and are compliant, coordinating queries as appropriate
• Analysing and comparing tender returns
• Normalising tender returns and raising, coordinating, and dealing with queries
• Negotiating with preferred contractors

Material Procurement:

• Extracting relevant specifications and design information
• Preparing and coordinating enquiries
• Analysing and comparing tender returns
• Normalising tender returns and raising, coordinating, and dealing with queries

Live Project QSing:

• Assist with commercial reporting
• Assisting with determining and valuing variations
• Assisting with determining and valuing payment application

General:

• Assisting with commercial and administrative tasks
• General administrative duties within the office
• Design Coordination

Training Outcome

The intention is for the candidate to progress to a  Senior Quantity Surveyor and be responsible for Quantity Surveying some of our works in the year to come. How quickly they get there is down to the individual as we do not hold people back as a business and prefer to give people as much opportunity and responsibility as early as possible.

Skills Required

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Number skills
• Team working

Qualifications

• Essential - GCSE - English and Maths - C/4
• Desired - A Level - Any - 112 UCAS Points
• Desired - BTEC - Any - 112 UCAS Points

Course Information

Course: Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Level: 6

Route: Construction and the built environment

Apprenticeship Level: Degree

Working Arrangements

Working Week: Monday to Thursday, 8:30am - 5:30pm. Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm.

Expected Duration: 5 Years

Training Provider: ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY