Estimating/Administrator Apprenticeship
RILMAC INSULATION LIMITED
Lincolnshire (LN3 4NJ)
Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025
Posted on 11 June 2025
Contents
Summary
The role involves the apprentice working in an exciting busy office environment. This will be working alongside the estimating team for the company. Duties include opening and reading mail and taking relevant actions where appropriate and general typing and administrative tasks, to name a few.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday between 09:00 - 17:00. Office hours to be agreed.
39 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
- General Support
- Provide day to day support to the team to include general administration
- Provide support in accurately maintaining the company CRM system completing visit reports on behalf of the team
- Attend events to promote the services of the Rilmac Group of Companies
- Support the administrative team to meet their targets
- Provide administrative support for the completion of job packs and Documents
- Use IT for document creation, communication, and information management
- Comply with GDPR and cyber security
- Communicate in written form to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques and reporting mechanisms in line with company policies, using construction and built environment terminology
- Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Identify and document risks and hazards.
- Apply statutory and company environmental and safe working practices
- Apply and integrate appropriate mathematical and technical knowledge in the completion of built environment site and/or office processes to contribute to the coordination of construction projects
- Apply sustainable principles and low carbon processes in order to implement site environmental solutions
- Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with management requirements, assessing tasks, scheduling work, achieving deadlines, reviewing performance and keeping records of work undertaken
Where you'll work
Crofton Drive
Allenby Road Industrial Estate
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN3 4NJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
THE NVQ TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED
Your training course
Business administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Your training plan
Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
The qualification you will get at the end of the apprentice will be a level 3 NVQ, the training will be at our office's in Lincoln with 20% of the job training, i.e. one day a week supported by the learnig provider
More training information
- Working alongside the operations team you will be supporting the estimating team, gathering quotes, learning to read drawings, and assisting with site visits
- You will be able to carryout a quotation that contains a list of products (identified by reviewing a set of drawings provided by the customer) and the cost for supplying these products
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
Maths (grade C or 4**)GCSE in:
English (grade C or 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Physical fitness
- Willing to learn no things
Other requirements
This position will involve you to be outgoing in nature.
About this company
Rilmac is a market leader of Asbestos, Fabrication, Insulation and Scaffolding services throughout the UK. We have a passion to achieve results and pride ourselves on the skills and expertise of our people.
After this apprenticeship
- Lead to a permanent position as an Estimator, we encourage progression within the Rilmac Group of companies
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RILMAC INSULATION LIMITED
David Hanley
d.hanley@rilmac.co.uk
01522781417
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325501.
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Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025
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