Industrial Placement Quantity Surveyor Review
at Kier Group
Placement (10 Months+)
Property Development
Southampton
Review Submitted: August 2022
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Taking care of costs in the subcontract packages which are dedicated to me and reporting them internally and updating the VCR. I have also been forming and submitting client variations upstream using CEMAR. After 10 months of managing my own subcontractors, I have now started a pre construction quantity surveying role which requires me to measure and organise subcontractor works. The aim of the job off and on site is to make money!
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Thankfully, my boss [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the Higherin Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions] was extremely good to me. Apart from being a really good guy, he has given me a lot of responsibility which I have enjoyed. He has let me completely run subcontractor packages, run my own CE's which held high value and also allowed me to focus on the groundworks package which I really enjoyed. He has also allowed me to price up multiple projects.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes, University has not taught me anywhere near as much as this year. I have learnt the whole process from Pre-Construction, to managing subcontractors costs and learning how to deal with the client side of QSing. A variety of skills University would struggle to teach without on-site experience.
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?
A lot. I was fortunate enough to be on a project where I got on extremely well with everyone. I never felt scared to ask questions as everyone was super friendly and extremely knowledgable.
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?
Really good I think. It's a company from observation- what you put in is what you get out. If you come to work looking to work hard, ask questions and have a laugh along the way you'll love it at Kier.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Loved it. I would gladly stay on doing how I have been doing.
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 Kier Group
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Kier Group to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Kier Group
Advice I would give : Try and gain as much construction experience as possible, it doesn't necessarily have to be Quantity Surveying this is always useful and will be a massive help once you are on site.
