Junior Estimator Apprentice
CORSHAM BUILDING PLASTIC LTD
HAWTHORN (SN13 9RG)
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 October 2025
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Summary
A fantastic apprenticeship opportunity to join a family business in a varied and busy customer facing technical job role with full training and development. We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Estimator Apprentice to join our team.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Salary to be discussed depending on skills and experience.
- Training course
- Construction support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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9am until 5pm, Monday to Friday with 30 minutes for lunch, including one one day a week at Bath College.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 24 November 2025
- Duration
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2 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 role is vital in evaluating project costs and delivering accurate estimates across a variety of assignments. The successful candidate will support cost control and effective budgeting, contributing to the overall success of our projects. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with senior management and project teams to ensure all ad-hoc paperwork and administrative tasks are completed accurately and efficiently.
- Take a methodical approach to handling enquiries, ensuring all pre-sales documentation is properly logged, filed, reviewed, and entered into the system within required deadlines.
- Learn to source supplier quotations, lead times, payment terms, and technical specifications for procured items in a timely manner.
- Assist in compiling tailored initial quotations that meet project and client needs, demonstrating a proactive, solution-focused attitude. Work alongside senior team members to develop alternative design proposals when required.
- Provide ongoing support to clients and Project Managers by estimating extras, additions, variations, and future works.
- Engage with long-term development opportunities as the company grows, with potential for career progression for the right candidate.
Essential Experience:
- Strong attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other software applications.
Desirable Experience:
- Previous experience in an office or customer service role.
- Prior experience as a Junior Estimator or in a similar role within the construction or manufacturing industry (preferred but not essential).
- Understanding of cost control principles and practices.
- Excellent analytical skills and a high level of accuracy.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly.
- A collaborative team player who is also self-motivated and able to work independently.
Where you'll work
UNIT A12
FIVEWAYS TRADING ESTATE
WESTWELLS ROAD
HAWTHORN
SN13 9RG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BATH COLLEGE
Training course
Construction support technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- 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.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Identify and document risks and hazards. Apply statutory and company environmental and safe working practices. Produce construction project risk assessment and method statements.
- Communicate verbally to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques in line with company policies.
- Interpret and abstract contract documentation to develop site solutions.
- Apply digital construction processes to produce resource lists from tender and contract documentation.
- The use of project tendering, measurement and costing systems to assist with the planning of schedules of work and to provide early warning of problems for all contract phases on site.
- 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.
- Apply sustainable principles and low carbon processes in order to implement site environmental solutions.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Plan and undertake continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
- 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.
- 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.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Identify and document risks and hazards. Apply statutory and company environmental and safe working practices. Produce construction project risk assessment and method statements.
- Communicate verbally to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques in line with company policies.
- Interpret and abstract contract documentation to develop site solutions.
- Apply digital construction processes to produce resource lists from tender and contract documentation.
- The use of project tendering, measurement and costing systems to assist with the planning of schedules of work and to provide early warning of problems for all contract phases on site.
- 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.
- Apply sustainable principles and low carbon processes in order to implement site environmental solutions.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Plan and undertake continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
- 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.
Training schedule
You will attend college one day per week, term time only, at our Somer Valley Campus in Radstock.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C above)
- Maths (grade 4/C above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Corsham Building Plastics (CBP), is a family-run high end glazing business based in Corsham, Wiltshire. Providing a wide range of premium home improvement products, including windows, doors, conservatories, glass rooms, and garden extensions. Offering high-quality installations carried out exclusively by their in-house teams. Their expansive showroom, one of the largest in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, showcases their diverse product range. CBP is known for its technical expertise, customer service, and strong local reputation. Now expanding and looking to appoint an apprentice Junior estimator.
After this apprenticeship
Progression available for a permanent position as estimator.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BATH COLLEGE
Laura Joy
laura.joy@bathcollege.ac.uk
01225328752
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000347449.
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Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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