Quantity Surveying Apprentice- Defense

Quantity Surveying Apprentice- Defense 

Location: Reading 

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

The South Region is offering a fantastic opportunity for a Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship with an initial posting on a Nuclear Defense project, working on our flagship contract to join and support our busy Commercial and Administration department. The Quantity Surveying Apprentice will provide commercial and administrative support as directed by the Commercial Lead.  In addition, the Apprentice will study a Degree Apprenticeship working towards a Quantity Surveying qualification.

The candidate will be hardworking, reliable and motivated towards a long-term development path in Quantity Surveying. All training will be provided. Travel to other offices and site locations will be required in the long term to support growth and provide experience to the apprentice.

The successful candidate will be required to apply and secure a place on a specified Quantity Surveying Degree Apprenticeship starting in September 2024 (sponsorship provided).

Initial Duties

• Contract administration of people booking code system and data input into a designated software program
• Raising invoices in company SAP system

The Apprentice will receive training and develop towards undertaking the following QS activities:-

• Cost management – downloading and analysing cost data
• Preparing valuations – generating applications using the contract schedules (rates and prices)
• Measuring and Estimating – producing take offs from drawings and preparing work package estimates (multi-discipline)
• Forecasting – compiling cost and value forecasts as input into monthly reporting procedures
• Cost and value reporting – bring together cost data with valuations to report on contract financial performance
• Risk and opportunity – identifying cost savings and margin improvement opportunities

Key Competencies:

• Working with people well and with confidence
• Presenting and communicating information
• Learning and researching
• Adapting and responding to change
• Adhering to principles and values
• Attention to detail in writing and reporting
• Following instructions and procedures
• Achieving personal work goals and objectives
• Enthusiastic and hard working
• Reliable
• Willing to learn

Essential Qualifications:

112-128 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent. All applicants to the Degree Apprenticeship courses must have an acceptable Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics. Acceptable qualifications include GCSE with grade C/4 or above and Functional Skills with Pass

Desirable:

Industrial services, Construction sector or Telecomms experience 

If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact 01224 246246.

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