Commercial Trainee

1 week ago


Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom Vistry Group PLC Full time

Role Overview:

In a Nutshell
We have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Trainee to join our team within Countryside Partnerships Home Counties East.

As our Commercial Trainee you will provide support to the wider Surveying and Estimating team and gain experience across an array of Commercial activities and practice whilst gaining experience, training and relevant qualifications to further your professional career.


Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you

  • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
  • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 days per annum
  • Private Healthcare
  • Company contributory pension scheme
  • Life assurance 4 x your annual salary
  • Sharesave scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme up to £3000
  • Support with a professional membership
  • Denplan, GymFlex and many more

In return, what we would like from you

  • Behave in line with our company values
  • Integrity, Caring and Quality
  • 4 GCSEs A-C/49. Two of these should be Maths and English.
  • A minimum of a Level 3/BTEC Diploma/2 A Levels
  • A genuine interest in developing your career within the commercial function of Construction
  • Well organised and IT Literate
  • Professional communication style with the ability to work within a team of varying seniority within the business
  • Full UK driving licence (desirable)

More about the Commercial Trainee role

  • Receive an introduction to the role of Quantity Surveying and Estimating and a general grounding in the construction process through understanding Commercial techniques, an introduction to our standard documents and software and familiarisation with our product and onsite practice through site visits
  • Liaise with the wider Surveying team to establish requirements for precontract expenditure and strategic procurement, assisting the Assistant Quantity Surveyor and Quantity Surveyor where required
  • Work alongside the wider Surveying and Estimating team to determine allowances in tender sum for specification and employer's requirements, understanding our processes and procedures
  • Assist in agreeing the selection of suitable subcontractors for works packages and maintaining and reviewing the approved list of subcontractors in accordance with company procedure
  • Assist in the preparation of Production Forecast cash flow and monitor client cashflows on a monthly basis where appropriate
  • Assist with the preparation of tender evaluations (A1 and C6 accounts forms) for approval/signing by the authorised signatory
  • Assist in the agreement of subcontractor interim and final accounts, including any variations, and working on the preparation of monthly cost to completes and other financial information
  • Assist with the processing of subcontractor payments on a monthly basis
  • Assist in keeping the RAMS schedule updated and issued to all relevant parties
  • Any other reasonable duties as directed by your line manager to support the wider team


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