Quantity Surveying Degree Apprenticeship
H C T CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS LTD
Coleshill (B46 1HQ)
Closes in 30 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 27 May 2025
Contents
Summary
HCT Construction Consultants Limited is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join their busy team to train to become a Chartered Quantity Surveyor. You will become part of an energetic and vibrant company offering professional construction services to Clients throughout the UK.
- Wage
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£15,500 a year
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Salary reviews take place every 12 months and discretionary annual bonuses are also offered
- Training course
- Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Working hours are Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5:30pm and Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, with one hour lunch break
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 August 2025
- Duration
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5 years
- Positions available
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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
The successful candidate will be based in our Coleshill office and will follow a structured training programme.
Training will be provided in measurement, cost planning, cost management, contract administration and project management.
Where you'll work
HCT Construction Consultants
Mercury House, The Courtyard
Roman Way
Coleshill
B46 1HQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY
Your training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
- Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
- Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
- Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
- Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.
- Building surveys – Undertake inspections and surveys and provide advice and recommendations to clients relating to building surveys.
- Prepare designs and specifications – Carry out the preparation of the design and specification of building projects from outline proposals to completion of the design and specification process.
- Administer contracts – Implement administrative procedures for the running of a construction project. Issue instructions, deal with payment provisions, manage variation procedures and deal with completion and possession issues and the issuing of certificates.
- Valuation and appraisal - Prepare capital and rental valuations of land and property for a range of formal and appraisal purposes and prepare client reports.
- Land, property and planning law - Negotiate solutions to issues affecting both owners and occupiers of land and property including at least two of management, sales, lettings, purchase and/or planning.
- Inspection and measurement – Undertake inspections of land and property and prepare related reports and advice. Use appropriate instrumentation to take measurements of land and property. Apply the appropriate guidance and use the appropriate basis to undertake measurements. Prepare and present measurements in an appropriate manner.
- Tendering and procurement - Provide advice and recommendations as to appropriate procurement routes and manage the tendering processes relevant to them.
- Costing and cost planning of construction works - Undertake the detailed quantification, costing and cost planning of complex construction works.
- Manage efficiencies of construction contracts – Manage the construction phase of a construction project. Carry out life cycle costing and apply value engineering processes. Prepare data, reports and forecasts.
- Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
- Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
- Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
- Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
- Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.
Your training plan
In partnership with Birmingham City University, the successful candidate will undertake a five-year degree apprenticeship, attending the Birmingham campus on a day release basis studying a part time Chartered Surveying BSc (Hons) degree.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- A further 3 GCSEs (grade 5 or above)
- English (grade 5 or above)
- Mathematics (grade 5 or above)
A Level or equivalent in:
- any subject (grade A-C)
- any subject (grade A-C)
Other in:
Any subject (grade A-D)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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
HCT Construction Consultants are a Chartered Surveying practice specialising in Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Contract Administration and Employers Agent services.
After this apprenticeship
Once qualified the successful candidate will have an exciting career ahead of them with HCT Construction Consultants and will be encouraged to sit the APC and become a member of the RICS.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322637.
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Closes in 30 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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