Job Title: Quantity Surveyor Apprentice - Highlands (Scotland)
Job Location: North Scotland (Inverness) with work predominantly across the Highlands/Alness to Wick
About Us
Murphy is a leading international, multi-disciplined engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. Murphy employs more than 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world.
Project
The Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) upgrade framework includes a programme of overhead lines, underground cables and substations to redevelop the transmission network in the north of Scotland between now and 2030.
Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship Programme
Murphy is recruiting apprentice Quantity Surveyors with strong aspirations to build a career within the civil engineering & construction sector. We are looking for highly driven individuals with a keen eye for detail and willingness to learn & develop in a fast-paced environment.
In this role, you will learn how to manage all costs relating to construction and civil engineering projects, from the initial calculations to the final figures. You will learn how to optimise the cost of a project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality. You will be supported throughout by your assigned workplace mentor, in conjunction with your university apprenticeship tutor.
What qualification will I receive through the apprenticeship?
You will follow either a Modern or Graduate Apprenticeship with one of our partner universities.
What do I need to be considered for the apprenticeship?
For entry onto the Modern apprenticeship, you must have attained the following:
* National 5 Maths & English at grade A-C
* National Certificate in Built Environment, or Foundation Apprenticeship in Civil Engineering, or National Certificate in Civil Engineering, or One Higher
You will be considered for entry onto the Graduate apprenticeship if you have also attained or will have attained by September 25, one of the following:
* 3 Scottish Highers at grade BBC or above OR
* 2 A levels at grade BC or above OR
* NC Built Environment; Foundation Apprenticeship Civil Engineering
You don’t need to have previous experience for the role, but you do need to be ready to learn, have a positive mindset and a can-do attitude!
Above all, we need people who will adopt our values and strive to live them:
* One Family, One Team, One Murphy
* Always Deliver
* Respect, Integrity & Accountability
* Never Harm
* Continually Improve
What you’ll get in return
* Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
* 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year.
* Charity leave to donate your time to a charity of your choosing.
* Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review.
* Above market rate contributory pension scheme.
* Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay.
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
* Access to Murphy Wellbeing resources.
Our Recruitment Process
Our recruitment process consists of three stages:
* Application including a CV
* Online interactive exercise (Graduate apprenticeship only)
* In-person interview
It’s important to us that everybody has an equal chance to succeed, therefore if you'd like to discuss any reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process, please feel free to get in touch.
Please note:Should we receive a high volume of suitable applications we may choose to close our opportunities early. Therefore, to avoid missing out, we do recommend you submit your application ASAP.
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