Level 4 Apprentice Quantity Surveyor (Surrey)
CoTrain
Guildford (GU3 1LR)
Closes in 21 days (Saturday 31 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 May 2025
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Summary
This apprenticeship is a springboard to anyone wishing to progress into Construction Quantity Surveying. Assisting senior managers with the budgeting of construction projects, and control of costs during a construction project.
- Wage
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£15,311.40 to £24,761.88, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Help with the cost of travel to and from work and college will be supported financially which can be claimed back weekly via our expenses process
- Training course
- Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)
- Hours
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This is a Monday to Friday (8am - 5pm) working week with one day being spent at college to gain the qualifications for this apprenticeship. Some tasks may require additional hours but this will always be confirmed beforehand with the apprentice.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
- This apprenticeship is based on the Level 4 Construction Quantity Surveying Technician Apprenticeship
- Good knowledge of Mathematics and Excel Spreadsheets is essential
The main duties and tasks of a Quantity Surveying Technician are:
- Assisting senior managers with the budgeting of construction projects
- Control of costs during a construction project
- Selection and management of specialist contractors
- To contribute to the mitigation of disputes using accurate records
- Recording, control and reporting of income and expenditure on a construction project
- Valuation of progress on construction projects
- To assist senior managers with the legal and contractual issues on a construction project
Where you'll work
Wonersh House
The Guildway, Old Portsmouth Road, Artington
Guildford
GU3 1LR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SKILLS4STEM LTD.
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
- This apprenticeship is titled "Construction quantity surveying technician" at level at 4 which is equivalent to a HNC
- Level 4 qualification in Construction and Built Environment
- You will attend once a week. 4 days a week you will be working on site working alongside the qualified quantity surveyors
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
Maths, English and three other subjects (grade All at C or 4 and above.)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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Initiative
Other requirements
Driving license is essential for this role as applicants will be required to work over a number of sites .
About this company
CoTrain is a program under SECBE . As a shared apprenticeship scheme and a Flexible Job Apprenticeship Agency partly funded by CITB to provide a route into industry for anyone wishing to complete an apprenticeship. We employ and mentor the apprentice and place them with our construction partners and colleges to gain the correct experience & skills to complete their qualifications.
After this apprenticeship
- Typically you would advance onto a 3 year program of training to complete a level 5 & 6 qualification. Level 6 being a degree level.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CoTrain
Sarah Hall
sarah.hall@secbe.org.uk
0118 9207 200
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319770.
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Closes in 21 days (Saturday 31 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
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