Student Surveyor - SES Trainee - Apprentice

Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

Location: Multiple

Pay range: Competitive

About us

Established in 1897, and celebrating our 125th anniversary in 2022, the Wates Group is one of the leading privately-owned construction, residential development and property services businesses in the UK. We employ over 3,800 people and work with a wide range of public and private sector customers and partners. We’re committed to the long-term sustainability of the built environment, and aim to eliminate carbon from our operations by 2025. We’re honoured to have recently received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable Development category, which is a record third win for the company. We’re also committed to increasing the proportion of women at all levels of our business, and broadening the ethnic diversity of our workforce.

Working for SES

SES Engineering Services (SES) is recognised as one of the leading Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) partners in the UK specialising in the design and installation of building services and infrastructure solutions. We deliver bespoke, design-led and cost-efficient solutions optimised for the whole construction team. We achieve this by maximising off-site manufacture in our production facility ‘SES PRISM’, which minimises on-site resources and interfaces, assuring quality and customer satisfaction.

About the role

When you join the Student Surveyor programme, you’ll develop an understanding of all commercial processes and activities, and be involved with project delivery in relation to profit and risk management. Paying sub-contractors, preparing tender and contract documents, and understanding and implementing of Wates’ commercial processes, professional standards and governance procedures, you’ll also produce and analyse commercial reports to ensure our projects are financially viable.

But your work won’t stop here – you’ll also provide contractual, commercial and financial information to your line manager and other functions, help to prepare reports regarding financial performance, and safeguard our contractual position of Wates in respect of the progress of works, design responsibility and our legal obligations to sub-contractors. We’ll also expect you to build effective working relations with key stakeholders, clients, wider teams and supply chains, and be involved in forecasting, risk assessment and the monitoring of cashflow. On successful completion of the programme, you’ll move into an Assistant Quantity Surveyor role.

About you

To be a success on the programme you’ll enjoy learning new things, have a curious nature, be a superb communicator and you won’t be afraid to ask questions. Organised, reliable and professional, and a problem solver with the ability to think logically, you’ll have the initiative to start and complete tasks. It’s important that you possess good time management skills, are able to prioritise your work to meet agreed deadlines. To apply for a Higher Apprenticeship you should have 2 A Levels or their equivalent at minimum grades DD, and a minimum of 5 GCSEs Grade 4/C and above, including Maths and English. For our Degree Apprenticeship you’ll need 3 A Levels or their equivalent at grades BBB or above, and a minimum of 5 GCSEs Grade 4/C and above, including Maths and English.

Please be aware that you should be willing to commute for up to an hour a day around the location you apply for. This location can change if you’re assigned to a new site, and as Wates don’t support relocation, you should be comfortable that you can meet this requirement.

Locations and driving licence:

Leeds or York: Driving - Yes

What’s in it for you?

Our Early Careers programmes offer rotational development, technical and behavioural training, and a host of additional benefits. We provide the foundation skills, knowledge and experience you’ll need to build a long-term, successful career as you’re mentored by some of the best professionals in the industry. We have over 150 talented trainees on our programmes, providing amazing opportunities to build a network, collaborate and share learning with your peers.

In addition to learning from the best, you’ll enjoy a competitive industry salary and benefits package, be supported all the way through to Chartership, and as we’ll rotate you around our business unit, you’ll get a full breadth of experience. You’ll also receive structured development, a combination of technical and behavioural training, professional mentorship and guidance, and great exposure to our senior leaders.

Applications for this role will close at midday on Monday 27th February. This date may be brought forward or extended in line with the number of applications we receive.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Reference ID: Wates00038