Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

TAMDOWN GROUP LIMITED

Essex (CM77 7AL)

Closes in 26 days (Friday 16 May 2025)

Posted on 2 April 2025

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Summary

Tamdown Group provide are offering an amazing opportunity for students who are finishing their A-Levels to begin a career in Quantity Surveying or Estimating, rotating in both fields. You will work in our commercial team, learning our processes, facing challenges and driving results, all whilst learning and developing as an individual.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Training course
Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday - 40 hours worked between the hours of 7am - 6pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years 6 months

Positions available

2

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

  • You will gain a solid understanding of our commercial and estimating practices and processes, developing your skills whilst supporting the team to deliver results
  • You will build compelling working relationships, collaborating with both internal and external customers, stakeholders and suppliers
  • Support the department with updating commercial records, databases and files, creating financial reports
  • Construction procurement, including tendering and estimating
  • Construction contract law
  • Quantification and measurement, including assessing the cost of works through different stages of a project
  • Quantification and Costing, including commercial costs, measurement and pricing tools

Where you’ll work

Nexus Park
Skyline 120
Braintree
Essex
CM77 7AL

Training

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

College or training organisation

ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION

Your training course

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • Health and Safety: Apply health and safety issues to all activities.
  • Sustainability: Demonstrate application of the principles of sustainability.
  • Construction Technology: Assist in the implementation of the most appropriate solutions for construction projects
  • Contracts: Be able to apply different types of contracts to different situations.
  • Procurement: Assist in the selection of and negotiation with specialist contractors for a construction project.
  • Cost control: Assist in the measurement and costing of construction works during a project.
  • Financial reporting: Assist in the preparation of financial reports, cash flow and cost forecasts for a construction project.
  • Administration: Assist in the collection, collation and storage of relevant data and its analysis.

Your training plan

  • CertHE Quantity Surveying
  • Taught over two years with one day a week delivery on ARU's Chelmsford campus.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English and Maths and two other subjects (grade C/4)

A Level in:

  • Any (grade 112 UCAS Points (BBC))

BTEC in:

  • Any (grade 112 UCAS Points (DMM))

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
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working

About this company

Tamdown is a provider of infrastructure and groundworks across a range of developments in South-east. We are passionate about driving excellence on site, providing the highest level of service to our customers. Customers rely on Tamdown again and again and we have built and maintained a strong reputation for on-time and quality delivery. Since 1976, Tamdown have continued to deliver high-quality projects, for some of the biggest house builders in the UK.

https://tamdown.com/what-we-do/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

25 days holiday, wellbeing Services – EAP (Employee Assistance Program), retail discounts, hybrid working, staggered start / finish times, buy additional holiday, health cash plan, pension scheme, subsidised gym membership

After this apprenticeship

Following completion of L4 and EPA, the apprentice can then complete L6 (Top up degree apprenticeship) BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying, accredited by CIOB.

A successful career in Quantity Surveying / Estimating.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION

Peoplesupport@nexus-infrastructure.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000312627.

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Closes in 26 days (Friday 16 May 2025)

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Company’s application instructions

To apply, please complete the online contact form, along with uploading a CV and add a covering letter. Selection Process to take place w/c 19 May 2025 First Interview to be held approx. w/c 9 June 2025 Face to face - Department Manager + HR. Second interview to be held approx. w/c 16 June 2025 with a presentation to MD, Commercial / Estimating Director