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Form of workCurrie & Brown is looking for an Apprentice Quantity Surveyor to join our Cardiff office.
The successful candidate will work on some of the most exciting construction projects and join a team delivering benefits and a lasting legacy for the communities in which we live and work. You will be given training and development opportunities so you can develop and support project leaders in generating a high standard of knowledge across service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider.
The successful applicant will attend university on a part-time basis, one day per week, to gain a degree in quantity surveying, while working in the office for the rest of the week. You will therefore need to have the prerequisite school or college qualifications to gain entry onto a university course to study a BSc Quantity Surveying degree.
Responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the production of feasibility cost estimates
- Undertaking measurement and quantification using software solutions
- Supporting the preparation of tender documentation
- Reviewing tender documentation, which will initially involve data capture for benchmarking and future cost plans
- Attending project/client meetings and taking minutes
- Assisting in the delivery of professional services to clients in our cost consultancy teams
- Recording pricing of variations and project changes
- Experience using Word, PowerPoint and Excel desired
- Ability to adapt, working independently and as part of a team
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Aptitude to learn and have a strong desire to become a chartered Quantity Surveyor
- A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible
- Proactive in your approach to learning and working at the same time
About The Company
Currie & Brown is one of the world’s leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients in respect of the management and utilisation of their physical assets, and is differentiated by innovation, expertise and experience.
With principal offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York and Shanghai, we operate throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East.
Currie & Brown is an equal opportunity employer. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Currie & Brown UK is also proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, which represents a promise by the company that those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly.
