Estimator Apprentice

Stanmore Contractors Ltd

Erith (DA8 1DE)

Closes in 27 days (Friday 14 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 October 2025

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Summary

This exciting Estimator Apprentice role offers you the chance to work alongside a highly experienced team. As a potential Estimator, you will learn a range of tasks including pricing tenders. The opportunity to attend University on a day release scheme will be made available for the right candidate and this will be a fully sponsored opportunity.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course
Construction quantity surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday - Friday, between 8.30am to 5.00pm. One day a week at university.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 5 January 2026

Duration

3 years

Positions available

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

  • Assisting and providing support to senior team members
  • Reading and understanding construction drawings and specifications
  • Take-off quantities from drawings via on-screen take-off software
  • Document management
  • Internal processes for preparing and submitting tenders
  • Price bill of quantities and full estimates

Where you'll work

Stanmore House
Gyproc Business Park, Church Manorway
Erith
DA8 1DE

Training

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

Training provider

LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY

Training course

Construction quantity surveyor (degree) (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Be able to apply and evaluate the principles for the avoidance of conflict and dispute resolution such as adjudication and arbitration between project stakeholders
  • Be able to identify and manage risks of health, safety and welfare in line with legislation, hazards and safe systems of work
  • Analyse costs and benefits of sustainability initiatives on a project
  • Be able to advise on the legal aspects of a project and the most suitable form of contract to be used to ensure fairness and efficiency
  • Be able to advise on the most suitable construction solutions that maximise value for clients and enhance the cost effectiveness of the project within the budget constraints
  • Be able to advise on the appropriateness of various procurement routes and manage and report on the tendering and negotiation processes to select specialist contractors
  • Advise on appropriate methods of measurement of completed works and issue documentation required for payment to specialist contractors and income from client
  • Advise construction team and the client on strategies to control predicted expenditure in line with the budget
  • Carry out risk assessments and implement strategies to mitigate risk
  • Monitor, report and advise construction team on project cashflows and profitability. Evaluate and advise on financial implications of decisions during the construction phase
  • Assess, interpret and report on progress and assist in the control of programmes during the construction phase

Training schedule

Construction Quantity Surveyor (degree) Apprenticeship:

Training to be delivered through London South Bank University or a comparable provider on a one-day a week/day release arrangement

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 7+)
  • Mathematics (grade 7+)

A Level in:

Mathematics (grade 7+)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working

About this employer

Stanmore is the UK's leading specialist in dry lining, facades, glazing, and metal work. Our commitment to ensuring each development or project is built for success means drawing from over 60 years of applying our craft to some of the UK's grandest and most ambitious developments. Our illustrious heritage, obsession with quality, and pioneering vision for the future are what set Stanmore apart. A reputation for best-in-class, end-to-end partnerships has been built on decades of providing the UK's largest developers with immaculate service. From design to installation, our team takes pride in a service that has led to 100% of clients recommending Stanmore in a recent survey. We believe in building better. This means sourcing the highest quality materials, hand-picking teams for each project's needs, on-time delivery, and industry-leading aftercare.

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After this apprenticeship

  • Expected career progression after apprenticeship is either a fully-fledged Estimator or Quantity Surveyor with further potential progression to Commercial Manager

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346730.

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Closes in 27 days (Friday 14 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

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