Trainee Quantity Surveyor in Wakefield, Yorkshire

With lots of exciting plans in the pipeline, there's never been a better time to join Avant Homes. Avant Homes is a housebuilder operating in Scotland, the North East of England, across Yorkshire and the East and West Midlands. We are continuing to strengthen our teams and are looking for passionate individuals who want to make a real contribution. Our mission is to provide affordable homes to our communities, ensuring that new homes are accessible and attainable for all with a product suitable for everyone. Avant Homes are proud to employ local people across our developments and within our regional offices; teamwork is key to everything that we do.

Due to continued success and future business growth, we have an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Quantity Surveyor to join our team based at our West Yorkshire head office in Wakefield.

The Role

Are you an aspiring Quantity Surveyor looking to earn while you learn, gaining hands-on industry experience? Are you organised and analytical, with a keen interest in budgeting and problem solving? Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills and build a long-term career with an established housebuilder? If the answer is yes, then look no further, your next career could be with us!

Joining our Commercial team as Trainee Quantity Surveyor, you will work closely with our experienced Quantity Surveyors, developing the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the surveying field, gaining valuable on-the-job experience underpinned by an apprenticeship qualification. This is a critical role within the housebuilding industry, responsible for budgeting and managing the cost of building our new homes. Working in partnership with our preferred training provider, you will be enrolled on a day release apprenticeship programme, studying towards a qualification in Quantity Surveying.

Key duties and requirements

• Developing a strong understanding of Quantity Surveying principles, practices, and procedures through on-the-job learning and training, supported by the regional Commercial team.
• Processing subcontractor orders, invoice payments and variations using Excel and the Group ERP system - COINS, with the support and guidance of the project Quantity Surveyor.
• Attending developments and assisting the Quantity Surveyor in carrying out bi-monthly valuation process.
• Liaising with sub-contractors in relation to day-to-day queries whilst also assisting the Quantity Surveyor with onsite subcontractor meetings.
• Assisting with preparation of tenders and providing support with the procurement of sub-contractors.
• Liaising with the development site teams and assisting with any day-to-day queries.
• Assisting the Quantity Surveyor with new site tenders, including preparing subcontractor tender analysis documents and supporting accurate project costings.
• Creating new site records on COINS.
• Assisting with basic quantity take-offs and measurement tasks to support cost planning and estimating.
• Managing directly employed weekly payments for subcontractor trades.
• Attending the bi-monthly valuation meetings and assisting the Quantity Surveyor in formulating valuation packs.
• Updating build cost documents and orders on the system, following agreed price changes.
• Contributing to identifying cost savings and assisting with cost control.

Who are we looking for?

In order to be considered you will possess the following:

• 5 GCSE's including Maths and English grade 4 or above (Grade C) or an equivalent.
• A willingness to learn and undertake an agreed qualification alongside the responsibilities listed above.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build effective working relationships, both internally and externally.
• Competent IT skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work to tight deadlines.
• The ability to work in both a team environment as well as independently using your own initiative.

What will you get in return?

• Competitive salary.
• Discretionary bonus.
• On the job support from our experienced team of Commercial professionals.
• Buy, sell and accrual holiday scheme.
• Private Health care.
• Company Pension.
• Life Assurance.
• Other Benefits including our exclusive Avant discount platform.

If this sounds like you, join us and be a part of Avant's future success!

Please note: we reserve the right to fill this vacancy and/or remove this advert prior to the vacancy end date.