Degree Apprenticeship - Quantity Surveyor – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

Stepnell has fantastic degree apprenticeship opportunities, and we are currently looking for people to join our friendly and supportive teams. You will be working as part of a regional team alongside trained professionals and managers to deliver work to the highest standards. You will gain competencies in a wide range of commercial techniques.

Annual wage

Competitive

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Contributory Pension Scheme

Training course

Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Hours

Monday - Friday 08.30 - 17.30 with an hour for lunch

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 8 September

Duration

5 years

Positions available

6

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

You will gain competencies in a wide range of commercial techniques and expect to undertake the following:

Liaising with clients to identify their needs
Estimating quantities, costs and time scales for material and labour
Preparing tender and contract documents
Identifying and weighing up commercial risks
Assigning work to subcontractors
Valuing completed work, managing budgets and overseeing payments
Ensuring projects meet legal and quality standards
Ensuring that clients get value for their money
Advising on the maintenance costs of specific buildings
Submitting regular budget reports
Following building regulations and health and safety
Working at a client’s business, in an office or on a construction site

Where you’ll work

9 Regan Way, Chetwynd Business Park

Chilwell

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

NG9 6RZ

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

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.
Building surveys – Undertake inspections and surveys and provide advice and recommendations to clients relating to building surveys.
Prepare designs and specifications – Carry out the preparation of the design and specification of building projects from outline proposals to completion of the design and specification process.
Administer contracts – Implement administrative procedures for the running of a construction project. Issue instructions, deal with payment provisions, manage variation procedures and deal with completion and possession issues and the issuing of certificates.
Valuation and appraisal - Prepare capital and rental valuations of land and property for a range of formal and appraisal purposes and prepare client reports.
Land, property and planning law - Negotiate solutions to issues affecting both owners and occupiers of land and property including at least two of management, sales, lettings, purchase and/or planning.
Inspection and measurement – Undertake inspections of land and property and prepare related reports and advice. Use appropriate instrumentation to take measurements of land and property. Apply the appropriate guidance and use the appropriate basis to undertake measurements. Prepare and present measurements in an appropriate manner.
Tendering and procurement - Provide advice and recommendations as to appropriate procurement routes and manage the tendering processes relevant to them.
Costing and cost planning of construction works - Undertake the detailed quantification, costing and cost planning of complex construction works.
Manage efficiencies of construction contracts – Manage the construction phase of a construction project. Carry out life cycle costing and apply value engineering processes. Prepare data, reports and forecasts.
Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.

Your training plan

Chartered Surveyor (degree) - Level 6.

Day release at university on an approved apprenticeship programme.

Requirements

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
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
Physical fitness

About this company

Stepnell is a leading regional contractor, a complete construction partner with proven end-to-end project lifecycle expertise. We serve a broad spectrum of private and public sector clients, ensuring they realise their vision by providing a more holistic approach to project design, build, management and delivery. We are an established, mature business with the resources and infrastructure to deliver larger, more challenging projects generally up to £25 million. We are ambitious and continue to grow our business; but despite our stature, we remain a family business at heart. We combine the focus and accessibility of a regional contractor, with a depth of technical competency, professional capability and national reach usually reserved only for larger organisations.

http://www.stepnell.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Trainee Quantity Surveyor
Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Quantity Surveyor
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Managing Surveyor
Commercial Manager

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

STEPNELL LIMITED

Jayne Suthard

jayne.suthard@stepnell.co.uk

07391419585

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000294668.

Apply now

Closes in 22 days (Friday 31 January)

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Company’s application instructions

Send in CV and cover letter by 31st January 2025 Telephone interviews - January/February 2025 Face to Face - March/April 2025 Offer in May for September start

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