Apprentice Quantity Surveyor Review

My role is to help manage the financial side of a construction job. Day to day I help out with payments and reporting. Capturing information for the client through Data Capture. Also supporting a senior Quantity surveyor with work. I also help with making payments and creating costs for assets.

I have learned may new skills within the construction industry such as technical engineering side to how things work and what is needed. I have also developed my math skills and IT skills becoming stronger with excel and other soft wares. Furthermore, learning how to communicate internally and externally and.

Its 50/50 really I enjoy my job as I am interested in the works and enjoy what I do. Also wanting to continue my career in this industry and having a long career at JNB. On the other hand support for apprentices can be poor at time with what we are learning and the end goals from the apprentice isn't very clear.

the structure is poorly organised with lack of communication from higher up and lack of understanding of what we need to learn. College is poorly organised with not enough time to do college work throughout the week causing stressful nights and weekends. Apart from that we learn a lot in the time we are given and help with are career.

I feel more support is needed with the career development and long term career path isn't clear. Lack of guidance within the job and help with work. Often left to try figure things out for myself and not getting much help. Pressure for things to be done can be too much sometimes but I also like some responsibility

Support is given from the provider well. Marking work and giving as much help as possible. Hardest thing is having time to do work with only having nights and weekend its hard to complete lots of course work within the deadlines. Think this is the lack of communication between learning provider and workplace.

As I am Quantity surveyor and I am learning civil engineering this doesn't really help even though more understanding of building, techniques and equipment is good this doesn't help a lot in the work I do day to day but it does help a little but curtail to my role.

There is a few talks at lunch time and some social events are planned. This is set clear and not a week by week thing. Furthermore, few drinks after work is nice when possible on a Friday to help socialise with colleagues on a social level and not a work level.

Yes

Yes I would recommend JN Bentley to a friend as it is a good company with great employees. There seems a lot of room to grow within the company and help further your career externally which I hope to do. Some stuff could be improved like anything which could make the job better

Be yourself, try your best in the interview be bubbly and look willing to learn. Be friendly and confident. Know the job you are going for and the company. Do research on the role you are going to so you know if it is for you. Listen to information given in the interview to see if it is for you.