Apprentice Quantity Surveyor - September start

Company Description

AECOM is built to deliver a better world. We design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets for governments, businesses, and organizations in more than 150 countries. As a fully integrated firm, we connect knowledge and experience across our global network of experts to help clients solve their most complex challenges. From high-performance buildings and infrastructure to resilient communities and environments, to stable and secure nations, our work is transformative, differentiated and vital. A _Fortune 500_ firm, see how we deliver what others can only imagine at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Job Description

We have an opportunity in our Peterborough office for a Quantity Surveying Apprentice to work within our cost management team, to help provide construction cost management services to our local, regional and national clients in the UK and around the world.

AECOM provides Cost Management services to Clients in both the public and private sector and to organisations in all areas of the Construction Industry including:

+ Commercial – new build, refurbishment and fit out for a variety of public and private sector clients

+ Industrial developments for developers and occupiers

+ Infrastructure schemes, including large scale rail, highways and water projects.

You will have the chance to be involved in all stages of a project; from initial project definition and brief to cost planning, through to procurement, construction and building use. You will have an opportunity to work with a wide variety of clients, often working alongside other construction professionals in multi-disciplinary teams. We believe that doing the work itself gives the best opportunity to learn, so you can expect to be given responsibility, and will need to be able to work both autonomously and as part of a team, all whilst receiving the guidance and support to allow you to develop.

As an Apprentice, AECOM will support you on your academic pathway, which would be a graduate degree studied on a day release basis, culminating in your professional qualification.

Job Responsibilities:
The Cost Management role we offer can be varied and is dependent on the Client, sector and project we are working for. The role is generally split in to pre and post contract duties, which can include:

Pre-Contract:
+ Cost planning and estimating

+ Attendance at Design / client meetings

+ Assisting senior staff in the preparation of documentation

+ Procuring construction works and managing tender processes

+ Compilation of contract documentation

Post Contract:
+ Attendance at site progress meetings

+ Completion of Valuations

+ Financial reporting

A Quantity Surveying apprentice at AECOM Peterborough will have the opportunity to assist in all of the above tasks and see projects from inception to completion on site.

Qualifications

We are seeking A-Level School Leavers or experienced candidates with the following predicted or secured qualifications:

+ 112 UCAS tariff points; this is the equivalent to A-Level B-B-C or BTEC National Diploma DMM (1x Distinction and 2x Merits)

+ GCSE Mathematics & English at Grade 4 (New Structure) or Grade C (Old Structure) or above.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.

ReqID: REF11369W

Business Line: PCC

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Survey & Estimation