Apprentice Quantity Surveyor Review
at Arcadis
Degree Apprenticeship
Construction
Bristol
Review Submitted: May 2022
Overall Rating
4.3 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.2/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
Apprentice Quantity Surveyor:
- Delivering elements of Cost Management assignments under the supervision of more senior members of staff
- Working on live projects ensuring the project is within budget and controlling and managing the costs
- Valuations, pre-contract estimating, benchmarking, post-contract administration
- To provide work outputs in an accurate and timely manner.
- Delivering elements of Cost Management assignments under the supervision of more senior members of staff
- Working on live projects ensuring the project is within budget and controlling and managing the costs
- Valuations, pre-contract estimating, benchmarking, post-contract administration
- To provide work outputs in an accurate and timely manner.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
The programme is designed for apprentices to work on live projects and learn day-to-day tasks within your chosen job role. Working on a live project and visiting site is really interesting as you can see the work you do behind the scenes in person. There are great social activities too.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Existing skills that have been developed:
- Communication
- Presenting
- IT skills such as the use of excel etc.
- Team working
- Self motivation due to challenges and deadlines to meet within the role
- Organisation
- Multi tasking
Skills learnt:
- Measuring using CostX
- The ability to write professional emails
- Health & Safety in working environment
- Communication
- Presenting
- IT skills such as the use of excel etc.
- Team working
- Self motivation due to challenges and deadlines to meet within the role
- Organisation
- Multi tasking
Skills learnt:
- Measuring using CostX
- The ability to write professional emails
- Health & Safety in working environment
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
The structure of the programme is very well introduced.
There is:
- Great support for university.
- Discussion meetings about progress
- Training modules
- Preparations for RICS APC
- Great introduction to the wider business and team
To improve:
- Provide a designated person for day-to-day training
- More exposure to live projects from the start.
There is:
- Great support for university.
- Discussion meetings about progress
- Training modules
- Preparations for RICS APC
- Great introduction to the wider business and team
To improve:
- Provide a designated person for day-to-day training
- More exposure to live projects from the start.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Support is really important within the company. Colleagues make you feel very welcome and are friendly to allow you to approach them for support.
The HR team are great when you have an issue.
My appointed mentor is always there for help when needed.
My line manager always provides support.
The HR team are great when you have an issue.
My appointed mentor is always there for help when needed.
My line manager always provides support.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
There is never ending support from the training provider. I have a designated apprenticeship outcomes officer who reaches out for support with any issues etc. The tutors are easily accessible for help.
- The university work can be a lot to manage whilst working full time.
- Great guidance from previous apprentices.
- The university work can be a lot to manage whilst working full time.
- Great guidance from previous apprentices.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
There are modules that gain you knowledge and an understanding of the work you complete within practice. There are times where you will put the theory into practice and will notice this. I haven't completed university yet but believe i will learn more about my role from university learning.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Despite that we are slowly recovering from the pandemic and things are starting to get back to normal there have been many social company events so far and continue to do so.
- There is a social once a month
- There are communities you can get involved in
- Christmas, easter events
- There is a social once a month
- There are communities you can get involved in
- Christmas, easter events
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Arcadis to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Arcadis are a very good company to work for.
- The support you receive from colleagues
- The training programme is very good for your learning
- Charity days you can sign up to which is brilliant
- There are great opportunities to work on amazing live projects
- They are true to their values.
- The support you receive from colleagues
- The training programme is very good for your learning
- Charity days you can sign up to which is brilliant
- There are great opportunities to work on amazing live projects
- They are true to their values.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Arcadis?
- The application process was okay. A game based test which was quite difficult however, was challenging which was interesting and unique to other application processes.
- Responses and feedback to application progression.
- Onboarding involves a lot of introduction training.
I would have liked to be told the salary pay for apprentices.
- Responses and feedback to application progression.
- Onboarding involves a lot of introduction training.
I would have liked to be told the salary pay for apprentices.
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