Apprentice Estimator - Birmingham
NG BAILEY GROUP LIMITED
Birmingham, B37 7HG
Closes in 21 days (Sunday 16 March)
Posted on 17 February 2025
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Summary
Are you looking to kick start your career as an Estimator? Do you want to work on work winning tenders and quotes? We have exciting opportunities for enthusiastic people to join our Engineering Team. Here you can learn from the industry’s best, working on tenders to win work on office blocks to nuclear power stations.
- Wage
- £20,000 a year
- Training course
- Construction support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, working hours are 7am to 5pm, shift dependent on the project.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Wednesday 27 August
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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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
- Prepare project tenders with senior members of the team
- Work closely with business development, procurement and engineers
- Build key relationships with suppliers and subcontractors
- Identify attractive, value for money engineering options for each estimate to give NG - Bailey the edge over competitors
- Prepare and send out subcontractor enquiries
- Identify new opportunities for projects such as using our cost saving Offsite Manufacture facility
Where you’ll work
Ts1, Pinewood Court
Coleshill Road, Marston Green
Birmingham
B37 7HG
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
LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING
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.
- 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 train at one of the top performing colleges or training providers in the country
- Level 3 Construction Support Technician
- Block release at college
- You will regularly attend in house training and development as part of the programme
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English Language (grade C/4 or above)
- Maths (grade C/4 or above)
- Other Subjects (grade C/4 or above)
- Other Subjects (grade C/4 or above)
- Science based subject (grade C/4 or above)
Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
- STEM subject (grade C or above)
- STEM subject (grade C or above)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Excellent timekeeping
- Are keen to learn
- Safety conscious
Other requirements
- Work indoors, outdoors and occasionally at height - Be prepared for early starts and travel away from home when necessary
About this company
NG Bailey is the UK's leading independent engineering and services business. Our vision is ‘to be the best – creating exceptional environments for present and future generations’. We work across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, and our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects. Our company has two divisions, Engineering and Services, which together we bring buildings and infrastructure to life.
After this apprenticeship
Once qualified there is the potential of a permanent position within the company. If you're successful, may gain a permanent position, there are many opportunities to advance your career.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING
apprenticeships@ngbailey.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000297282.
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Closes in 21 days (Sunday 16 March)
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