Trainee Quantity Surveyor Review

I am a Trainee Quantity Surveyor - Currently i am helping place Trade Contract orders, Managing Trade contractors on site, Valuaing Trade Contract monthly asssessments, issuing Trade Contract payment notices, Liasing with Trade contractors, Internal team and Client team, and Tendering packages.

I am currently working towards a Bsc in Quantity Surveying and am in my 2nd year. I have completed a number of internal courses including a Behavioural leadership course, manual handling etc. I am looking to do an excel training course in the future to increase my current excel skills. In terms of my personal and professional skills i believe my confidence has grown which is manily down to the fact that my knowledge of the contrcution industry has increased over time. When i first started my course i had little to no experience within the contsruction indusrty and after a year of being on the programme i feel like my knowledge has substantially increased.

I enjoy the programme i am on both the work side and the study side of the course. I feel like the experiences that i have on site can be used to my adavantage when completing any work that i have in my studies. I feel the Quantity Surveying route is the best one for me as although you're in the office fo some time, it is good to see how each package is built up and the cost implications of each project. It is also good as you get a chance to go on site and see the process and progress of a building project.

i Feel like i am a valued and appreciated, and my involement in day to day taska has increased since i started the programme due to an increase in my knowleedge and confidence.

I think the programme is well structured, and is easy to follow and easy to know when deadlines are approaching. I feel like it's easy to know who the best point of contact is dependant on the problem.

With UCEM thhere are open discussion forums, and the tutor;s are easily contactable and usually respond to queries promptly. I feel the best they so the best they can to help us be the best that we can possibly be.

I feel my employer gives me support and guidance in terms of supporting me, and we have recently started a meet up that occurs monthly to discuss how we are getting on with the programme.

My salary meets my expectations for the level i'm at and covers me for most aspects at the moment incuding living cots, travel cost (paid by employer) daily and social costs.

There are opportunities to socialise outside of work. i.e team nights out with individual site teams.

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I feel John Sisk & Sons is a company that has their employees best interest at heart and will look to improve their people resourse so that they can be the best they can possibly be.

I would recccomend them to apply for a role with John Sisk, if an opportunity arises. I would say for them to come accross keen and show an interst in what they're applying for and really take in the company ethos.