Apprentice Quantity Surveyor Review

My job title within BAM Nuttall is a First Year Quantity Surveying Apprentice. My daily tasks involve attending college and completing assignments whilst on college blocks, and during site placement a variety of tasks, my tasks involve things such as pricing schedules, pre-work contracts, time sheets and cost management spreadsheets being a few of many tasks to complete. I daily interact with many members of BAM Nuttall and also any other members of companies that are involved in joint-venture projects. I externally interact with clients and sub-contractors when completing tasks for either of them whilst on site placement. I have many responsibilities in completing the tasks which i have listed which are reasonably good responsibilities for my first site placement. The project i have been placed on for my first site placement is the HS2 joint-venture project where i am based in Birmingham.

During my first college block i have learnt basic knowledge that will help me at the beginning of my career within the construction industry. Also it helps me develop skills such as time management, team work and many other skills whilst completing assignments for example. During site placement i have developed many skills such as being able to use important software such as Microsoft Excel, I have also developed communication skills and team work skills whilst completing tasks that have been set for me.

I enjoy this program and believe i have been offered an amazing opportunity. I have the opportunity to become qualified within an important job role with a top company at no cost. The investment BAM are making should be promoted and i believe more companies should offer this scheme.There is a great team surrounding me and helping develop me, they offer a great amount of help and make sure the experience is good and effective for me. BAM really look after their employees and help develop them as much as possible which offers an exciting future for every apprentice. The apprenticeship scheme has exceeded any expectations i had before i joined the company. I do enjoy this scheme and believe it is a great opportunity.

I feel very valued from BAM Nuttall, they have a culture which makes each employee feel valued. If i am uncomfortable or unhappy i have many people to speak to within BAM which will do everything they can to help me. The company are there to develop you and help you achieve the most you can which is positive to help you progress within your career. I dont believe the apprenticeship scheme is recognized by the general public as i believe many people are not aware of the scheme. I believe within the construction industry BAM offer the best apprenticeships and i believe other companies are aware of their programs. Yes i feel very valued at BAM even at this early stage of my career.

BAM Nuttall make the scheme as effective and efficient as they can. They are here to enhance the apprentices development. They organize the scheme to benefit the company by giving the apprentices the best experience and knowledge academically in college and manually during site placements. They offer great support and like to receive feedback to develop the scheme.

The training provide offer as much support as we need and are there to help us with any problems that occur. We can contact our ad visors if we have any issues and they do their best to solve the problem as efficiently and effectively as possible. We are encouraged to do our best and ask questions to make the most out of our experience and excel to our full potential.

Our employer is there to support us through our scheme and again are there if we are unhappy but we go through our training provider first regarding any problems, however our employee would also help us if we needed anything. There attitude towards helping us is excellent and they would guide us the best they can until we are hapy.

The travelling costs are covered which is a very good thing that BAM offer to us. Our wage is given to help cover all costs as it is above minimum wage by quite a lot. BAM offer £5 a day vouchers when we are in college and also pay for our accommodation which is very helpful and good of them to offer as well as all of our training expense free. The locations are good as they allow us to see new cities and new places which is good for us to develop as a person not just with work as it gives us independence and allows us to see things we don't always see in more rural areas for example.

Employees arrange many events regarding sport and leisure which we are always encouraged to participate in which is good.They also do promote other events and activities as a company, for example on my current site placement i play football 1/2 a week with people from the office.

Yes

They offer an amazing opportunity to help you develop and achieve qualifications. They also pay you whilst you are on this course. You are involved with cutting-edge projects which are changing the infrastructure of the country forever. Its an amazing opportunity to help you become more independent and fulfill an amazing career which opens many doors, and that is only a brief reason.

Be confident and think of things that other people wont to speak about. Try your best and be motivate to develop yourself as much as you can.