About the Client: A renowned contractor that performs residential groundworks for blue chip housing developers covering the breadth of the UK. The works involves adopted infrastructure and foundations across various specific regions across the UK.
About the Role: They need a Trainee Quantity Surveyor to join their Northern Home Counties Commercial team. This exciting opportunity will be ideal for a candidate with an interest in Quantity Surveying and aspirations to progress and grow within the industry. Working alongside your knowledgeable team members this is a fantastic learning opportunity and chance to get your foot in the door with a reputable fast-paced and growing organisation.
Working alongside their Commercial team, you will support and assist them with a wide variety of duties, to help towards the smooth day-to-day of the department.
- Assist the Commercial team with document management ensuring systems and procedures are established and followed
- Ensure documents are managed accurately in a timely manner
- Assisting the flow of information between clients and the relevant teams within the business
- Coordinating document control, ensuring accurate electronic and hard copy filing
- Efficient communication with the commercial team regarding any drawing or documents
- Ensure smooth running of the office, including procuring all office equipment and providing any admin support where necessary
- Assisting in establishing a client’s requirements and undertaking feasibility studies
- Performing risk, value management and cost control
- Advising on procurement strategy
- Identifying, analysing and developing responses to commercial risks
- Preparing and analysing costings for tenders
- Valuing completed work and arranging payments
- Maintaining awareness of the different building contracts in current use
- Any ad hoc duties required by the Director or the commercial team
About the Requirements;
- GCSE Minimum 7 A-C / 5-9 including math
- PC skills, in particular
- Take on new concepts quickly.
- Effective communicator (written and verbal).
- Identify & resolve problems quickly
- High level of accuracy and attention
- High level of confidentiality
- Team player.
- Resilient, focused, team player.
- Ability to establish and build positive
- Clean driving licence
About the benefits: You have a unique opportunity to join a renowned contractor that will give you an opportunity to kickstart your commercial career. Excellent salary above market norm.
