Apprentice Estimator Level 3

ROOF ESTIMATING SERVICES LTD

EXETER, EX1 2JY

Closes in 23 days (Saturday 12 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 3 September 2024

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Summary

Exciting opportunity to join the UK's foremost roof estimating service provider as an apprentice estimator. This is a wonderful opportunity to start a career in the professional construction industry.

Annual wage
£23,795 a year

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Training course
Construction support technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Friday 1 November

Duration

2 Years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • As a trainee estimator you will download and set up jobs as they come into our system including reviewing drawings and specifications
  • You will assist in finding information required to finish take-offs, Bills of Quantity (BoQ) and Schedules of Work (SoW)
  • You will seek out and find technical data about products, print off and produce packs of plans, maintain job information through our customer software systems
  • During your first year you will learn to use industry standard tools such as Bluebeam Revit, Swiftest, ZOHO and Archdesk
  • Enter new jobs into JAAM our in house job management system
  • Review and printout construction drawing sets
  • Gather information for the estimators about products
  • Create 2D and 3D roof models in our in house READ system

Where you’ll work

OFFICE 209 THE MOUNT

72 PARIS STREET

EXETER

EX1 2JY

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

EXETER COLLEGE

Your training course

Construction support technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

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.

    • Your training plan

    • You will attend Exeter College 1 day per week during term time to study as part of the apprenticeship

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4/C)
    • Maths (grade 4/C)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • Team working
    • Initiative

    About this company

    We are the UK's foremost roof estimating service provider. We help roofing contractors, merchants and manufacturers complete bids and pricing.

    http://www.roofestimatingservices.com (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Progression options include- Junior Estimator, Senior Estimator, QS
    • We will provide full support through to professional certification

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    EXETER COLLEGE

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000274770.

    Apply now

    Closes in 23 days (Saturday 12 October at 11:59pm)

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