AddressContract: Cheshire East Highways
Location: Crewe
Contract Type: Permanent
The Apprentice Quantity Surveyor is required to provide technical and administrative support to the commercial team on the Cheshire East Highways Contract. This role will involve close cooperation and collaboration with all operational teams and subcontractors. The successful candidate will gain experience and develop an understanding of the work required within the Commercial Team of Cheshire East Highways. Over time this will also include compilation of target costs, estimating and pricing.
The Role
- Following schemes closely during delivery, providing support and advice upon change management and assisting with ensuring that all formal Early Warning Notices and Compensation Events are raised, negotiated and agreed
- Commercial responsibility for allocated works completed under the Cheshire East Highways Contract as reasonably required.
- Timely and diligent contract administration
- Procurement of supply chain partners.
- Develop strong working relationships with both the design, operational delivery and Client commissioning teams, reporting on costs, assist in forecasting and managing budgets. Raising of subcontractor purchase orders
- Assessment and certification of subcontractor payment applications
- Assisting claims team with providing substantiating information and evidence.
Job Description
About You
- Good written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- An interest in Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying related to civil engineering and highways
- Ability to work as part of a Team
- Ability to use Microsoft applications – Word, Teams & Excel
- Commitment to work towards an appropriate qualification in Commercial Management and / or Quantity Surveying and work towards membership of a relevant professional institution
Benefits
At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That’s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.
Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.
In return for your hard work you will receive:
Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.
In return for your hard work you will receive:
- Sick Pay
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
- A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
The Company
We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.
Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.
If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0330 311 2502 or e-mail them on careers@ringwayjacobs.com. This will take you to a login page, where you will need to create an account to continue your application. Once you have created an account you will be able to see where your application is up to and apply for other opportunities within Ringway Jacobs.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
We have a dedicated recruitment team and politely request that agencies refrain from contacting anyone across our businesses with regards to speculative CV’s or offering to assist with our vacancies, thank you.
Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.
If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0330 311 2502 or e-mail them on careers@ringwayjacobs.com. This will take you to a login page, where you will need to create an account to continue your application. Once you have created an account you will be able to see where your application is up to and apply for other opportunities within Ringway Jacobs.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
We have a dedicated recruitment team and politely request that agencies refrain from contacting anyone across our businesses with regards to speculative CV’s or offering to assist with our vacancies, thank you.
Please click on the following link for more information on this role: Job Description
To find out more about what we do click here - www.ringway-jacobs.co.uk
