Quantity Surveyor Apprentice

Igloo Contractors Limited

DENABY MAIN (DN12 4LH)

Closes in 18 days (Sunday 13 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 25 June 2025


Summary

Igloo Contractors are looking for an ambitious future quantity surveyor to join their friendly team. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain knowledge, skills and experience whilst training.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.00pm, with 30 minutes lunch.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 28 July 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Day to day you will: 

  • Review & Manage Tender documents and prepare bill of quantities
  • Review and Evaluate cost estimates
  • Chase all quotations to obtain projects orders
  • Prepare quotes in detail
  • Ensure timely completion of quotes
  • Understand scope of work on projects
  • Liaise with subcontractors
  • Diary management
  • Build Relationship with Clients
  • Liaising with other commercial staff and operational staff
  • Have a positive outgoing approach
  • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Any other ad-hoc duties

Further duties:

  • Assist the commercial manager with routine tasks to gain basis understanding of commercial processes
  • Shadow the commercial manager to develop knowledge in areas such as pricing, quoting, purchasing, and general support
  • Ability to apply common sense and reasoning when carrying out detailed written and verbal instructions and when incurring problematic situations

Where you'll work

UNIT 2E
COALPIT ROAD
DENABY MAIN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
DENABY MAIN
DN12 4LH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

DN COLLEGES GROUP

Your training course

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Health and Safety: Apply health and safety issues to all activities.
  • Sustainability: Demonstrate application of the principles of sustainability.
  • Construction Technology: Assist in the implementation of the most appropriate solutions for construction projects
  • Contracts: Be able to apply different types of contracts to different situations.
  • Procurement: Assist in the selection of and negotiation with specialist contractors for a construction project.
  • Cost control: Assist in the measurement and costing of construction works during a project.
  • Financial reporting: Assist in the preparation of financial reports, cash flow and cost forecasts for a construction project.
  • Administration: Assist in the collection, collation and storage of relevant data and its analysis.

Your training plan

Training will be at North Lindsey College where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer. Day release.

You will undertake the Construction Quantity Surveying Technician standard.    

https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/st0049-v1-1

You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or Maths if needed    

You will undertake both on and off-the-job training by a team of industry qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge and experience that will help you progress in your career.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade C/4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

Applicants must be 18+ due to site work and health and safety. You must be able to travel to and from work and college. Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

About this company

Igloo Contractors is a turnkey fit out company, providing fully managed internal construction solutions that cover all bases. Every project is handled by one of our expert contract managers. They’re not salespeople. Far from it. They’re experienced tradesmen in their own right, who can advise on the best approach, materials or services to cut costs and improve outcomes. Above all else, we’re dependable. When you hand us a project, you know it will be done well and finished on time – and you won’t have to lift a finger. All jobs run like clockwork, overseen by on-site supervisors to ensure high quality and timely completion. They’re accompanied by fully trained teams who operate professionally and efficiently on your site – and even clean up at the end of the job.

https://igloocontractors.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher-level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DN COLLEGES GROUP

Jamie Herrington

jamie.herrington1@don.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327884.

Apply now

Closes in 18 days (Sunday 13 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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