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Position: Graduate/Trainee Quantity Surveyor/Estimator
Salary: 20,000.00-30,000.00 per year
Job Type: Full-time, Graduate
Role Description
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join the Contracts & Estimating team. The role is ideal for a forward-thinking individual who is willing to progress their career in construction quantity surveying, potentially having already started gaining or working towards a BTEC HNC or Degree level qualification in this field.
Responsibilities include training and assisting with:
- Estimating architectural metalwork, secondary steelwork, and structural steel.
- Reading architects and engineers' drawings.
- Material take-offs and tender summaries.
- Obtaining supplier quotations and negotiating.
- Preparing and drafting detailed quotations.
- Liaising with clients to discuss tender submissions.
- Quantifying material take-offs and producing cost analysis for client approvals.
- Monthly job costing forecasts and analysis.
- Attending client meetings and occasional site visits with the Contracts lead.
- Working with other departments.
Candidate Requirements
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Good IT skills.
- Excellent communication abilities.
- Teamwork and people skills.
- Self-motivation.
- Good planning and organizational skills.
- A positive attitude towards work with attention to detail.
- A flexible approach and the ability to prioritize tasks.
Benefits
- Company Pension Scheme.
- Free on-site parking.
- 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Cycle to work scheme.
Schedule
- Monday to Friday.
Education and Experience
- Education: Bachelor's degree (preferred).
- Experience: 1 year of surveying experience (preferred).
