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John Sisk and Son Ltd

Placement Quantity Surveyor Review

at John Sisk and Son Ltd

Placement (10 Months+)

Civil Engineering

HX4 8LR

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- Working with Commercial team to update project costing reports as required.
- Preparation of Activity Schedules, Bills of Quantities and Resource profiling.
- Preparation of Applications for Payment for submission to Client(s).
- Sub-contract administration including developing sub-contract documents, reviewing, and agreeing valuations, managing variations, and negotiating final accounts.
- Analysing the commercial progress of allocated projects working closely with the project delivery team.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Definitely. I was responsible for managing around 15 subcontractor accounts and monitoring the site's progress in which I had to report back to the senior management on site and regional directors.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed my technical knowledge further through site visits and use of site drawings.
Further developed my communication and collaborative skills through having to communicate with different subcontractors on site and working with different individuals part of the project delivery team.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Everybody was open to providing support and willing to take time out of their day to help me if I had any questions surrounding works being completed or if it was a technical aspect I was struggling with or didn't understand.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Great.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Really enjoyed it. Sisk have provided me with huge support over the course of the year and allowed me to develop all skills that will be relevant later on down the line.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at John Sisk and Son Ltd
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend John Sisk and Son Ltd to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to John Sisk and Son Ltd
It's a great company to work for and everybody I have spoke to feel the same.
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