Trainee Estimator (graduate Apprenticeship)
GRAHAM · Scotland · G41 1HH
About the role
🚀 Trainee Estimator | Higher-Level Apprenticeship 🚀
Ready to kickstart your career in the construction industry? GRAHAM is all about growth and innovation, and as we expand, we're looking for a motivated Trainee Estimator to join our Building Division through an awesome Higher-Level Apprenticeship programme! 🏗️
This is your chance to get hands-on experience preparing winning bids and cost plans for seriously cool construction projects. You’ll be learning from the best, diving into estimating, working with suppliers, crunching data, and making sure bids are on point. 📊
If you're passionate about construction and the built environment, and you've got a sharp eye for detail, this is your opportunity to build a career with real purpose. Let's build something amazing together! 💪
What you’ll be doing:
- Helping to create accurate cost estimates, budgets, and cost plans. 💰
- Diving into tender documents, drawings, and specifications. 🧐
- Getting, comparing, and checking subcontractor and supplier quotes to make sure everything matches the tender. ✅
- Supporting the creation of bills of quantities, schedules of rates, and pricing documents. 📝
- Contributing to tender submissions and all the paperwork that goes with them. 📄
- Keeping our cost databases, supplier/subcontractor info, and past project data up-to-date. 💾
- Assisting with tender adjudication reports and helping prepare for presentations to senior management. 🎤
- Teaming up with Senior Estimators, Quantity Surveyors, and the whole Commercial team to guarantee estimates are spot-on. 🤝
- Supporting our commitment to company standards, health & safety, and quality. 💯
Key responsibilities
- Assist in preparing accurate cost estimates, budgets, and cost plans
- Review tender documents, drawings, and specifications
- Obtain, compare, and evaluate subcontractor and supplier quotations
- Support the preparation of bills of quantities, schedules of rates, and pricing documents
- Contribute to the development of tender submissions and supporting documentation
Entry requirements
Essential qualifications (Requirements: Technical Competencies Essential: •Currently studying, or planning to study, a higher or degree-level apprenticeship programme in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or Construction related degree •Demonstrate strong communication skills •Strong IT skills •Right to work in the UK. Desirable: •An appreciation of Health & Safety practices. •Ability to work independently or as part of a team. •Previous work experience specifically in the Construction Industry. •Able to demonstrate problem solving. Behavioural Competencies Essential •Commercial Awareness: Show willingness to build a strong business acumen combined with the creativity and vision to meet customer needs and GRAHAM business requirements. Effective Communication skills: Able to adapt communication to audience and create detailed written documents and reports. Able to maintain and manage communication links with a variety of stakeholders. Presents a professional image and promotes the Brand. •Customer Focus: Takes time to question and understand the real, underlying needs of the customer, beyond those initially expressed. Always works closely with customers, developing an independent view of their needs and acting in their long term interest •Influencing: Identifies and builds relationships with those who will be useful now and in the future in achieving strategic business objectives. •Initiative: Is able to work alone to get results in an effective way. Understands and seeks to minimise waste in resources and processes. Adopts and encourages others to adopt new ways of working. Ability to work unsupervised. •Team Player: Always willing to be involved in other activities to achieve company objectives. Works collaboratively and uses influence to gain resolution of issues. Demonstrates honestly, loyalty and commitment. •Negotiation: Ability to negotiate with both subcontractors and representatives of the Employer to ensure all contractual rights and obligations are realised and protected)