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Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

Omexom UK & RoI • Coventry, England, United Kingdom • £32.50k - £45k / year • 2d ago

Job Title: Apprentice Quantity Surveyor (GGP)

Reporting to: Commercial Manager

Role purpose

An Omexom apprenticeship in Quantity Surveying is a full-time position, incorporating day-release for formal university learning, as well as work-based learning and exposure to some of the most challenging and rewarding projects available.

The apprenticeship, a 4-year programme, provides the candidate with the same degree in Quantity Surveying as a full-time university degree, but with the added benefit of this being a “earn and learn” job role - learning through direct application of your new skills on live projects, all whilst earning a salary.

Responsibilities & Duties

Quantity surveyors make up the commercial teams for our projects, managing the contract, procurement, and general cost control. The apprentice Quantity Surveyors will be based between office and site environments, ensuring maximum exposure to the vast range of our projects, all whilst supporting the delivery of projects through working closely with our team of Managing / Senior Quantity Surveyors:

Procurement; collate subcontractor / supplier costs

Negotiate; take part in subcontract negotiations

Reporting; collect and present cost data for internal reports

Management; liaise with subcontractors and monthly applications

Relationships; work collaboratively with clients and stakeholders

Learning; work-based learning alongside formal university modules

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Key interfaces

Relationships with key stakeholders:

Business Unit General Manager

Operation Managers

Project Managers

Bid Manager

Project teams

External stakeholders, e.g. client, authorities

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Competencies

Required skills, knowledge, and abilities:

Proactive and disciplined and able to manage degree level study and a busy job role

Highly numerate with an attention to detail

Able to adapt when priorities change

Happy to work on site and travel as and when required

Punctual, reliable, and committed to delivering high-quality work

Strong communication skills

Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality

Omexom employees are required to abide by the Company SHEQ policies at all times. These policies are available on the Company’s Integrated Management System (IMS). Employee’s shall ensure they review any updates to these policies and behave accordingly.

The key SHEQ responsibilities are outlined in the company Safety Management Procedure (OX-80000-00-PRO-102)

Values

In line with Omexom’s values, the jobholder must have the following qualities:

Team Spirit & Generosity – able to work effectively within and contribute to the Omexom team to deliver results, provide support and drive performance.

Trust and Empowerment – enjoy managing their responsibilities and time to ensure work is completed efficiently and professionally.

Integrity and Responsibility – enjoy taking responsibility for their duties and managing these effectively to ensure efficient high quality results.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship – continually strive to improve processes and introduce new initiatives to improve efficiency