Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

Summary

Corderoy is recruiting Apprentice Quantity Surveyors to join their team in the London office at St Dunstan’s Hill Working on a range of infrastructure schemes which are predominantly rail and major highways focused, you will undertake a range of QS responsibilities while developing essential skills for a successful surveying career.

Wage

Competitive

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Corderoy offers a competitive salary, 25 days paid holiday (plus bank holidays), private medical insurance, private health insurance, life insurance, contributory pension scheme and other staff benefits.

Training course

Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Hours

37.5 hours/ week, Monday to Friday. Shifts tbc.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 8 September

Duration

5 years

Positions available

1

Work

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

What you’ll do at work

The main responsibilities of your role will include, but is not limited to:

Measurement of quantities for construction projects in accordance with recognised industry standards.
Collection, analysis and reporting of cost data.
Assisting project teams in contract administration and commercial management of projects.
Document management and control.
Arithmetic and basic checking of work undertaken by others.
Working to budgets and timescales.

Corderoy has a successful apprenticeship programme in place which provides full support to our Trainee Quantity Surveyors throughout their apprenticeship journey. We are best placed to fully support your career development and QS progression and one important element of this is your participation in our internal structured APC programme to enable you to gain Chartered status of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Where you’ll work

George Corderoy & Co
20 St Dunstan’s Hill
London
EC3R 8HL

Training

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

College or training organisation

LONDON SOUTH BANK 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

BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying (Chartered Surveyor Apprenticeship) Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accredited
Day release model at LSBU Southwark Campus

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

5 GCSE including Maths & English (grade C/4 or above)

A Level or equivalent in:

A Level (grade BBB)

BTEC or equivalent in:

BTEC National Diploma (grade DDM)

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
Number skills
Team working

Other requirements

The requirements of the role include being able to work in Corderoy and client offices and will include some travel to client offices/ project sites across the UK as required by the role.

About this company

Corderoy is an established Chartered Quantity Surveying and Cost Consultancy practice, having traded continuously since 1780. The firm is regulated by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and operates and delivers a full spectrum of cost and commercial services nationally from seven office locations spread across the UK as well as client offices and construction sites. With over 240 years’ experience of serving the ever-changing requirements of the construction industry, Corderoy aims to help clients meet their objectives; managing cost and risk alongside quality and time through the provision of a broad range of professional skills and services. Our service provision extends to all stages of asset lifecycles from the inception of capital works through to operation and disposal. We ensure the service we provide is tailored to meet Clients’ individual requirements and is executed effectively to a consistently high standard; ultimately providing clients with independent, value-for-money solutions.

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After this apprenticeship

It is expected that you will progress, in line with your degree apprenticeship and work experience to Assistant Quantity Surveyor grade and above.

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