Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

Location- Stoke on Trent – ST1 5SH

Our Quantity Surveyor Apprenticeship programme provides you with the skills and personal development you need in an environment where you can thrive and achieve your potential, following a learning & development journey that will support you over a period of time to eventually become a qualified Quantity Surveyor.

Working with us as an Apprentice Quantity Surveyor, you’ll know that what you do matters, and creating an environment that enables you to be at your best matters to us. We get to see our impact and the improvements we provide to our customers and communities every day; which is only possible because of our amazing teams, made up of great people, just like you!

What’s in it for you?

• Rates of pay higher than national minimum apprenticeship - £6.60 per hour
• Working hours 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday) (inclusive of day release)
• 27 Days holiday & Bank Holidays- with the option to buy or sell your holidays
• Day release to attend college blended with on the job training
• Accredited training leading to a qualification
• Personal skills4life development
• Your own personal mentor

What you can expect:

As a qualified Quantity Surveyor here at Novus, your role would typically be working alongside a commercial team to support in facilitating the successful running of works within our Interiors teams

We have two opportunities available

• One delivering Fast track Hotel and Education Fit Out programs
• The second, one off Major Project refurbishments across all our sectors, Social Housing, Retail, Leisure, Health, Education and Hotels
• Both of these opportunities deliver works across the UK

The skills you would learn throughout your apprenticeship would include;.

• Contractual and Financial - Managing all aspects of the contractual and financial side of projects within a given budget including:
• Supply of works
• Goods
• Materials.
• Risk avoidance
• Procurement- Assisting the selection of and negotiation with specialist contractors for a project
• Stakeholder Management– Developing and maintaining relationships with Colleagues and Sub Contractors and clients including supporting in client meetings
• Teamwork– The role will give you the skills and abilities to not only be part of a team but to play an active role within a busy team whilst learning on the job from a team of established, experienced, friendly Quantity Surveying professionals.

About you;

You will need a GCSE in Maths and English (Grades A* to C/4-9) and be qualified to A Level standard or equivalent, along with a passion for learning, a great work ethic and a real can-do approach to everything you do.

You will initially work towards a Construction HNC processing to a Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship Degree If you are already studying towards a Construction Quantity Surveying HNC you could still be eligible to apply for this opportunity.

A little about us

Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 19 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 127-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate.

At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons, that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so, we encourage you to apply to the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role.

Many of colleagues started their life with Novus as an apprentice and have gone on to develop rewarding careers, including Senior Managers and Directors that initially started out where you are today! Apply now and don’t miss this great opportunity to join the Novus team!

The closing date for this advert is Friday 19th April 2024, however we may close this early if we have a large number of applications before then.

The selection process will include;

• First stage- Application review, where we will review and score your answers to the questions asked as part of the application process.
• Second stage- Our Resourcing team will conduct a short telephone interview.
• Final stage Assessment centre being held on Wednesday 15th May 2024 (if selected you would need to be available on this date)