Summary
Kickstart your career as a Trainee Quantity Surveyor with our degree apprenticeship, where you'll develop skills in costing building designs, managing resources, and negotiating with partners. Graduate with a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying and the opportunity to become an MRICS Chartered Surveyor. Apply today!
Wage
Competitive
Training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm with one hour for a lunch break.
36 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
5 years
Positions available
1
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
Below are some of the activities you will be involved in:
* Prepare monthly valuation applications in adequate time for inclusion within the main contract valuation
* Calculations of costs associated with contract variations
* Liaise with other staff and personnel, particularly in purchasing and contracts, on cost expenditure and management or recovery within the variation account
* Preparation and submission of the draft final account for the project
* Management of Sub-contractor packages
* Liaise with appropriate personnel, (i.e. in Buying, Estimating, Contracts) and maintain good working relationships
* Undertake a range of general administrative and office-based tasks
* Learn how to use the company’s bespoke cloud based system to manage projects outturn costs and value
* To work safely in accordance with the company’s current Health and Safety policy and procedures
* To undertake any other duties that reasonably falls within the scope of the job
Where you’ll work
Unit 6
Capenhurst Technology Park, Capenhurst
Chester
CH1 6EH
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
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA AT NEWCASTLE
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
* The apprenticeship takes up to 5.5 years to complete, with 4 years of teaching and up to 18 months for end point assessment (EPA). The EPA is the RICS assessment of professional competency (APC), which is a mandatory part of the apprenticeship. The programme combines vocational skills and workplace practice with academic, research-rich learning.
* The programme is delivered predominantly online (one day per week) with one day mandatory face-to-face teaching (campus day) at Northumbria University and two hybrid sessions (online or on at Northumbria University campus) per semester.
* Regular progress reviews to discuss expected progress v actual progress/interventions/additional support
More training information
* Chartered surveyor (degree) Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* Five GCSEs including Maths, English and Science (grade 4/C or above)
Other in:
* 112 UCAS tariff points (grade from A-Levels, BTEC Diplomas)
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
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
Other requirements
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.