Trainee Quantity Surveyor

Trainee Quantity Surveyor

Redditch – B98 0HU

RM Contractors have been delivering quality residential groundworks and civil engineering services for over 25 years. With regional offices in Worcestershire and Oxfordshire we're well placed to serve the UK's top house builders operating in the Midlands and Home Counties. Our experienced team and large fleet of machinery allow us to respond to client needs and challenges whilst offering the best quality of service; collaborative working within the sector is something we value highly. Our ethos at RM Contractors is centred around building long-term working relationships with our clients and delivering projects to a high standard.

This is a great time to join us as we continue to grow in a very competitive industry. As part of the commercial team, you will assist on residential groundworks projects across the midlands, ranging in values from £1million to £20 million, covering anything from small works to major programmes.

Opportunity…

This is an entry level position in construction with training and development, to become a quantity surveyor. You will be providing day to day assistance to the commercial team, learning to manage all cost related aspects of construction projects. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Shadow senior team members to build up skills and knowledge of accurate costings for each aspect of site development.
• Build strong and lasting relationships with subcontractors, production teams and clients to achieve project timelines.
• Assist in the management of subcontractors including procurement packages.
• Liaise with site teams to ensure they have all information they need to complete work and resolve any project issues, as well as obtain records of day work sheets, labour etc.
• Work with numerical data to begin to understand evaluation of tenders and agreement of variations.
• General departmental administration.
• Ad-hoc duties to support the office & commercial team.

The Successful Applicant will…

• Hold a Level 3 Qualification such as A-Level/BTEC National Diploma or equivalent.
• Hold 5 GCSE’s (including Maths & English) at grades A-C/9-5.
• Hold a Full UK Driving Licence.
• Have strong communication skills.
• Be trustworthy, methodical, and conscientious.
• Have a consistent approach to deliver high standards.

Package…

• Competitive salary - dependant on level of experience.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Pension Contribution.
• Hours – 07:30am to 17:00pm.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £18,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Redditch: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person