Quantity Surveyor Apprentice Review

Subcontractor payments Raising client invoices Procurement (creating material purchase and hire orders, goods receipting) Cost journals

Organisation of files for example invoices from suppliers/subcontractors, delivery tickets from suppliers. Communication skills, working with project managers, site managers, senior and managing Quantity surveyors, cost managers.

I’m in my first year. Workload can be high at times but overall I’m very satisfied with the apprenticeship scheme, love the block release setup where I only have 1 college block every year. The team I work with on the framework there’s plenty of support.

I would say Royal Bam’s technical apprenticeship scheme it is very organised. I have gained lots of work experience since mid November which is when I started my site placement. Also the 9 week college block for the degree is really useful, Bam have used one of the the best building colleges in the UK Leeds College of Building (LCOB) for the degree. The company in general really look after all the staff/apprentices in terms of welfare and benefits.

Plenty of support available. Any help that I need at any time I feel confident approaching any staff on the framework that I’m on.

I need to collate evidence from my site placement for my College portfolio. My managers are always willing to help my learning of various aspects of my role which I can include for my college portfolio.

Slight downside, where I work in Bam nuttall who deal with civil engineering projects not commercial buildings. The college course is aimed at buildings meaning the building contracts are slightly different, for example I should be learning more NEC3 & NEC4 contracts as opposed to JCT.

College has a football team, there is a running event called BAMATHON, volunteering/public engagement events.

Yes

Royal Bam Group is an exceptional tier 1 construction/civil engineering contractor that offer lots of support in terms of professional development which can be built on the exciting projects that bam are working on. Many job roles are offered plus the opportunity for promotions as your experience builds. They offer many benefits such as expenses for travel and hotels, company laptop. In general they really look after their staff members in terms of Health & safety and mental wellbeing. I personally am satisfied.

Research your role, try to gain an understanding as to why you want the particular role you’re applying for. Communicate well with the project team and you will be well looked after, do not ever be afraid to ask questions, no question is a silly question. Be consistent in terms of the level of engagement in the workplace. No need to rush in terms of learning, take your time with every task that you carry out when you first start once again ask lots of questions. I’m sure you will really enjoy your time at Bam whether you’re a new apprentice or slightly higher up :)