Level 6 Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship

Summary

Want a career in Quantity Surveying? Study our BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying degree course partnering with Birmingham City University. Spending time with our QS Team in Stone and studying in Birmingham, you will work collaboratively with member of our team and tutors in Birmingham.

Wage: Competitive
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Training course: Construction quantity surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 5.00pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 8 September
Duration: 3 years 6 months
Positions available: 2

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

Assist and/or shadow the Quantity Surveyor on individual projects whilst preparing interim valuations, final accounts etc.
Assist in providing a Quantity Surveying service as part of a team in multidisciplinary projects.
Provide support to Projects and tenders for commercial activities.
Responsible for open and adequate communication with the Commercial Manager, Quantity Surveyors, Project Manager, Project teams and Business Manager.
Carry out duties in accordance with the quality systems and procedures in respect of Quantity Surveying.
Ensure that correspondence and enquiries within the Business are dealt with in an efficient manner.
Assist in the preparation and presentation of reports to internal teams, clients and supply chain partners.

Where you’ll work

Orion House

Unit 10 Walton Industrial Estate

Stone

Staffordshire

ST15 0LT

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

BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Construction quantity surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Be able to apply and evaluate the principles for the avoidance of conflict and dispute resolution such as adjudication and arbitration between project stakeholders
Be able to identify and manage risks of health, safety and welfare in line with legislation, hazards and safe systems of work
Analyse costs and benefits of sustainability initiatives on a project
Be able to advise on the legal aspects of a project and the most suitable form of contract to be used to ensure fairness and efficiency
Be able to advise on the most suitable construction solutions that maximise value for clients and enhance the cost effectiveness of the project within the budget constraints
Be able to advise on the appropriateness of various procurement routes and manage and report on the tendering and negotiation processes to select specialist contractors
Advise on appropriate methods of measurement of completed works and issue documentation required for payment to specialist contractors and income from client
Advise construction team and the client on strategies to control predicted expenditure in line with the budget
Carry out risk assessments and implement strategies to mitigate risk
Monitor, report and advise construction team on project cashflows and profitability. Evaluate and advise on financial implications of decisions during the construction phase
Assess, interpret and report on progress and assist in the control of programmes during the construction phase

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

Minimum (grade 112)

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
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working

Other requirements

This role will be based at our Stone Offices with Education at Birmingham. Candidates will need to be able to travel freely between these locations.

About this company

With a focus on operational technology and digital transformation, Capula has been a leader in advanced system integration for decades; optimising efficiency & delivering performance on a massive scale. We work in some of the most highly regulated and challenging industrial environments. In control, instrumentation and automation we connect, streamline and enhance your systems, using advanced integration to meet ever increasing performance demands.

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

Company benefits

Full time Permanent contract from day 1 of employment • 28 days holiday plus bank holidays • Flexible working • Pension • Life assurance policy • Private health care • Lifestyle screening • Salary sacrifice programme • Cycle to work scheme

After this apprenticeship

To progress through the department eventually moving up to a Senior Quantity Surveyor

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000297670.

Apply now

Closes on Monday 30 June

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Company’s application instructions

Please email a CV and covering letter to hr@capula.com

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