Degree Apprenticeship - Quantity Surveying
- Cities & development, Project, programme & cost management
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Faithful+Gould is one of the world's largest consultancies providing project management and cost management services for construction and engineering projects, with a turnover in excess of £200 million. We employ 2,000 staff and have offices in the Asia Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East & India, the United Kingdom, and North America.
Placing great emphasis on the training, development and assessment of our staff, we’re dedicated to providing cutting-edge expertise. Join us and you’ll benefit from a development programme designed to ensure your career objectives are met in full.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Degree Apprentice Quantity Surveyor within our Edinburgh office. The role will involve supporting Surveyors on a variety of projects within various sectors and will also involve providing support with administrative tasks. We currently have projects across the Education, Retail, Pubs & Leisure, Manufacturing and Housing and Care sectors.
Degree Apprenticeships are a new way of getting a degree level qualification which allow you to work while you study- “earn while you learn”. You are released from the workplace for a day each week to study at university, and your activities in the workplace count towards your degree.
Faithful and Gould Edinburgh has chosen to partner with Heriot-Watt University for these Degree Apprenticeship positions.
Education, Qualifications & Experience:
These are the criteria on which the short-listing and recruitment selection will be based.
1. Educated to Scottish Highers BBBB
2. Well-developed interpersonal skills
3. Demonstrable professional and proactive approach
4. Demonstrable ability to work quickly, flexibly and accurately in a dynamic, changing and pressured environment
Competencies, Tasks and Responsibilities
We are looking for individuals who can meet the requirements above and are able to demonstrate the following attributes within the work environment of a Quantity Surveyor:
Team Work
• Contribute to the team and company on a daily basis
• Support other colleagues as appropriate
• Liaise with partners and clients as required.
Service Excellence
• Deal with customers who ask for service or require information
• Create a positive image of the company by being responsive, prompt and courteous when responding to requests or enquiries from customers
• Produce standard and ad hoc reports as requested
• Enter and maintain records and data into systems
• Liaise with internal and external teams and suppliers, to ensure an effective service
Clear and Consistent Communications
• Write standard communications using templates, understanding what parts of the template to use as appropriate
• Pass on data/information/messages
• Explain routine instructions, procedures, operating instructions or information.
• Reply to simple requests for information, routing enquiries where information is standard/routine.
• Discuss routine work matters with supervisors
• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Disseminate news and information to relevant customers and colleagues
Planning and Organising
• Managing small projects or short pieces of work.
• Arrange meetings/workshops, including room and equipment, hospitality and invites to attendees as appropriate
• Carry out routine instructions from standard procedures
• Contribute to drafting of standard procedures within your team
• File, archive and destroy data in line with the company policy
Decision Making
• Provide advice and guidance, respond to queries and refer more complex queries to more senior members of the team or external supplier as appropriate
• Understand the appropriate tools to use when undertaking day to day tasks
• Follow set procedures and protocols referring any non-standard requests to line manager.
Management Responsibilities
• There are no management responsibilities initially within this position but you may be asked to take on management or supervisory duties as part of your personal development
Citizenship
• Demonstrate the company values at all times through performance and behaviour
• Participate in ad-hoc duties to support the company and for personal development
• Support newer or inexperienced colleagues within and outside the company by offering support, help and advice
• Positively promote the company internally and externally through positive behaviour
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary it will be discussed with you at interview
If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance
Atkins offers a fantastic range of benefits, which you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices.
All the information you need to know is available on our dedicated benefits portal; your reward, which is available to access 24/7 from any device: https://www.yourrewardatkins.com
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