Summary
Join our company at a time of continued growth. We have a big ethos of growing and promoting from within. You will be working with the business owners and gain experience working in different sectors and for various types of contractors and clients. The individual is likely to assist with both estimating and quantity surveying for the business.
Wage
£21,000 a year
•Starting - £21,000 •Completion of first-year - £22,050 •Completion of second-year - £24,150 •Completion of third-year - £28,875 •Completion of fourth-year - £31,500 •Completion of MRICS - £47,250
Training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday - Thursday 08:30 – 17:30 Friday - 08:30 – 16:30
39 hours a week
Start date
Monday 1 September 2025
Duration
5 years
Positions available
1
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
The roles and duties will evolve over time as experience is gained and dependent on the type and size of projects being works on, however below are a few key areas we anticipate the individual will initially be involved in:
1. Estimating & Cost Planning
* Undertaking detailed take off from drawings using Procore, specifications and design documents
* Ensuring all works captured within all tender documentations are included within and added to pricing schedule
2. Subcontractor Procurement:
* Setting up, updating and management of procurement schedules for each project
* Preparing detailed scope of works and / or measured pricing schedules, and / or marked up drawings per package of works using Procore
* Preparing and coordinating tender enquiries
* Communicating with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure prices are received and are compliant, coordinating queries as appropriate
* Analysing and comparing tender returns
* Normalising tender returns and raising, coordinating, and dealing with queries
* Negotiating with preferred contractors
3. Material Procurement:
* Extracting relevant specifications and design information
* Preparing and coordinating enquiries
* Analysing and comparing tender returns
* Normalising tender returns and raising, coordinating, and dealing with queries
4. Live Project QSing:
* Assist with commercial reporting
* Assisting with determining and valuing variations
* Assisting with determining and valuing payment application
* Attending and minuting progress meetings
* Assisting with Contract Administration
5. General:
* Assisting with commercial and administrative tasks
* General administrative duties within the office
* Design Coordination
Where you’ll work
1 DAIRY YARD
STAR STREET
WARE
SG12 7DX
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
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
* BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying
* Delivered as part time, taught programme with day release at Anglia Ruskin University Chelmsford campus.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English and Maths (grade C/4)
Desirable qualifications
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
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
Other requirements
TO APPLY - Please send a CV and Covering letter with full names and address to be sent to: info@agsurveying.co.uk