Building Surveying Apprentice

We've successfully supported a number of work experience students, Apprentices and Graduates lay the foundations for their career. We're passionate about supporting our people to bring out the very best in them and are seeking a number of apprentices to join us in September.

As an apprentice you can earn a salary whilst studying for a professional qualification, fully funded by us. You'll also be assigned a mentor, have a structured development programme to support your ongoing personal and professional development and spend time contributing to meaningful real life projects.

You can find out more about what our previous Apprentices say here

The role:

You will gain practical experience of Building Surveying whilst you study towards a BSc (Hons) in Surveying with a leading University. Upon completion of your Degree, we'll provide support to help you achieve Chartered member of RICS. You'll play a key role in assisting with the delivery of professional surveying services, learning on and off the job from experienced professionals.

What you'll be doing:

• Attending sites with experienced colleagues to conduct surveys, defect inspections and rectification on a range of refurbishment projects



• Assisting the preparation of reports, contract documents and specifications



• Performing support tasks associated with tender preparation and review of tenders received



• Assisting and ultimately managing handovers including completion/checking of snagging and checking/validating paperwork



• Assisting with costing of projects



• Undertaking reviews of sites to understand and record risks, reporting back to Senior colleagues



• Preparing and updating tracker documents to record progress in relation to various contractual matters such as section agreements, planning and handover information.



• Liasing with clients, contractors and other third parties and assist senior team members with queries, The Practice is keen to assist individuals in developing work related professional interests. The Practice takes training seriously, providing practical and financial assistance to all personnel.


Calfordseaden is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to and support the principles of equality of opportunity in employment, training and service delivery.

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• 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) grades C+ or 4+ including English and Maths


• Equivalent to 112 UCAS Tariff points at level 3 (ideally including a maths related subject) or Advanced Diploma in a construction related topic


Knowledge

• Confident user of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint)


• A basic knowledge of building construction or a willingness to learn more about this


• A willingness to learn more about standard forms of contract including the JCT suite of contracts


• UK driving licence and access to transport


Skills

• Professional, proactive and receptive to constructive feedback


• Good people skills


• Strong analytical skills and good attention to detail


• Good time management skills


• Good verbal and written communication


• Ability to work using own initiative


• Ability to remain calm
  
  calfordseaden is a leading multi-disciplined construction and property consultancy. We provide a definitive range of services to the UK building and construction industry covering civil & structural engineering, building & quantity surveying, clerk of works, project management, employers agent, architecture, mechanical & electrical engineering, sustainability, building information modelling, development monitoring, expert witness, fire consultancy, party wall and health & safety., Collaboration - being one team and supporting each other to achieve the best results and maximise our potential


Being Yourself - being true to ourselves and other and celebrating differences

Social Value - recognizing and embracing the need for our work to have a positive social impact

Excellence - Striving to be up with the best and at the forefront of what we do

Support - providing investment, encouragement and support to bring out the best in our people

Integrity - being honest and doing the right thing

are integral to everything we do and are reflective of our interaction with each other, our clients, our wider stakeholders and how we approach our work and present ourselves.

Our brilliant team consists of individuals who are willing to go the extra mile to deliver the best results and are ultimately why our clients choose to work with us time and time again.

Wellbeing and Inclusion are at the forefront of our people strategy, and we are now happy to offer hybrid working on 95% of our roles and have recently committed to enhanced Family Leave schemes (after a qualifying period). We also invest heavily in Leadership and Management Development and Female Leadership Programmes. We are passionate about encouraging more diversity within the construction industry and are looking at apprenticeship and schools outreach programmes as part of our strategy.