Quantity Surveyor Higher Apprentice - Leeds

In this role, you’ll get hands-on experience in lots of different areas, including health and safety, quality control, working with contractors, and helping to manage projects. You’ll be involved in:

Taking charge of parts of a project, working with subcontractors to monitor their performance and ensuring they are working safely. Helping with buying materials and choosing the right subcontractors for ongoing projects. Supporting the commercial team by keeping track of changes from clients and subcontractors and making sure everything is recorded. Looking at risks and opportunities in projects and helping report on these to keep things running smoothly and on budget. Working with a team of people from different departments, learning how business decisions affect how projects are delivered.

Training Outcome:

Upon successful completion of the programme, you will join National Grid as an Associate Project Manager.

Employer Description:

National Grid is at the heart of the energy future, and our people are at the heart of National Grid. We’re 30,000 colleagues strong.  In the UK, National Grid don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt.  The world of energy is changing beyond recognition as we focus on building a cleaner, greener future. Working at National Grid, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

Net-zero targets are transforming the way we work and increasing the scope of the positive impact we can make. Right now, we’re looking for apprentices to join us.  Our people in Network Services work across a number of teams to keep the lights on for our customers.

 

Working Hours :
Monday – Friday, daytime hours (0800-1600, 0900-1700).

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Patience,Adaptable,Safety,Reliable,Responsible