Commercial Apprentice

**Company name: Mitie**

**Job Title: Commercial Apprentice**

**Reporting to: Commercial Manager**

**Our values and behaviours**

An individual's belief in our values and behaviours is as important as their technical and/or professional know how which is why our Job Descriptions are written with these in mind.

**Job objectives and responsibilities**
- Quantity Surveying Practice
- Risk Value and Environmental Management
- Commercial Management
- Quantification and Costing
- Construction Contract Law

Main day to day job objectives will include:

- Implement and enforce Commercial Policies that ensure entitlements are identified and realised to support achievement of budgetary targets
- Take control of the procurement process through tendering, developing Scope of Works and specifications, contract order creation and issuance of orders
- Identify changes to contract scope via the contract variation process. Develop low value/low risk contract variations at the direction of the Commercial Manager.
- Provide assistance with construction project works to assist with degree studies.

**Main duties**
- To prepare tender package information to produce information that can be submitted to the market to reduce pricing, compile commercial analysis of returns and to compile order /contract information to allow for contract execution.
- Variations (to undertake on instruction from line manager) - To review the scope of work with operations and compile information into standard format to allow for submission to the Employer.
- To generate notices for submission to the Employer in line with the terms and conditions of the head contract, on instruction from line manager.
- To provide analysis of contractor performance and whether supply chain are undertaking their contractual responsibilities.
- Assist with Commercial Audits as and when required, from monthly SLA/KPI Audits to Internal Commercial audits
- To provide pricing support for project work on an as requested basis.
- To manage approvals in line with the requirements of Mitie corporate governance.
- Assist with client and third party contractual claims
**Person Specification**
- Must be prepared to work towards achieving Degree level qualification with eventual goal of RICS Chartered Membership
- Customer care/relationship building skills
- Very strong written skills, allowing for proper submission to the Employer.
- Ability to take complex issues and translate them for lay persons.
- Able to effectively time manage, communicate tasks to be undertaken and work to strict deadlines.
- Be competent in MS Project, Word, and Excel
- Ability to manage change successfully

**Entry Criteria to programme**
- The minimum requirement to join this programme is 112 UCAS Tariff points which is equivalent to:

- 3 A levels at grade BBC
- BTEC National Diploma DMM (1 x distinction and 2 x merits)
- Access to HE Qualification
- You will also need to have 4 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above

**Working within the Mitie values and behaviours**

**People **Mitie is a people business. It's our people, and their drive to do their jobs to the best of their ability that makes us different.

**Trustworthy**
- We do what we say we will

**How we behave**
- We treat all colleagues with respect
- We challenge people when they don't do the right thing
- We welcome advice from anyone that might improve what we do
- We are open and honest
- We think safety and always follow rules for safe working

**Helpful**
- We go out of our way to make a difference

**How we behave**
- We work with each other to achieve the best for clients and for Mitie
- We share information to help colleagues succeed
- We build great relationships
- Our first response to requests will always be positive
- We look out for each other, never walking by unsafe actions or situations

**Inspiring**
- We help others to be the best they can be

**How we behave**
- We support and encourage each other to develop
- We lead by example
- We set clear expectations
- We listen to and learn from others
- We learn from mistakes and incidents to prevent recurrence

**Passion **Take our people, add their passion, and you get something really special.

**Spirited**
- We give it everything we've got

**How we behave**
- We do good things for each other, the environment, and the community
- We appreciate diversity and encourage it
- We demonstrate team spirit
- We are committed to doing things better and setting new standards in all that we do
- We take pride in what we do and have fun doing it
- We celebrate success and say thank you

**Fresh thinking,** we want our people to find inspiration from skill development and career progression and enjoy respect and recognition for a job well done.

**Pioneering**
- We do things that excite and amaze

**How we behave**
- We bring new ideas to the way we do things
- We are willing to try new things
- We encourage and support innovation
- We consider things from other peoples' points of view
- We embrace