Trainee Quantity Surveyor

2 days ago

Persimmon Homes Nottingham, United Kingdom Persimmon Homes Full time


Trainee Quantity Surveyor

Job Title: Trainee Quantity Surveyor

Location: Mansfield, NG18 

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Trainee Quantity Surveyor  and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don't just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Trainee Quantity Surveyor, you'll benefit from:

  • Competitive salary
  • 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
  • Life Cover & Contributory Pension
  • Bonus
  • Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
  • Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

The purpose of the role is to be responsible for supporting Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors in their commercial management duties.

What you'll do as a Trainee Quantity Surveyor

  • Undertaking administrative duties to support the team
  • Raising pre-agreed orders
  • Reviewing subcontractor matrices
  • Managing the simpler payment and simpler aspects of loading budgets
  • To primarily be responsible for at least 3 sites of varying complexity whilst setting up budgets, producing bi-monthly valuations, appointing subcontractors and making subcontractor payments to maintain close cost control and enable management decisions
  • Ensure weekly and monthly payments are processed efficiently, any disputed items are resolved, allowing site works to proceed unhindered and give an accurate picture of site financial status
  • Help produce site valuations on a bi-monthly basis and present to the Board of Directors to indicate any variation from budgeted figures
  • Undertake negotiations to obtain the optimum rates for sub-contract appointments to maximise margins
  • Utilise the Persimmon Group COINS system to set up new sites and establish budget, predicting site profitability for financial planning verification
  • Liaison with other departments on time to ensure sites run efficiently (Construction, Sales, Customer Care, Accounts)
  • Comply with responsibilities as defined in the Group's Health, Safety & Environment Policy and ensure compliance with the same throughout the team to promote safety in the way we build projects

What experience do I need?

  • Previous construction surveying related experience would be desirable but not essential
  • Full UK driving license is advantageous
  • Experience within the house building industry is desirable
  • Understanding of HSE building regulations and legal guidelines
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Fully conversant with Microsoft Package, including Excel and Word
  • Familiar with balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and business plans

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