Construction and the Built Environment

Construction is a multi-billion-pound sector, from building residential homes and stadiums to expansive high-speed railway initiatives.

Conventional and specialised apprenticeships are available in various trades, including groundwork, equipment upkeep, structural engineering, demolition and woodworking.

Additionally, individuals with a knack for coordination might contribute to ensuring that projects adhere to schedules and financial plans, coordinate with vendors, or support a structural engineer with schematic designs.

Quantity Surveying - Apprenticeship

Quantity Surveying is concerned with controlling and managing the costs of construction projects. As a Quantity Surveying Technician, you could be involved with any project stage, from feasibility, design and construction to extension, refurbishment, maintenance and even demolition. Job examples include Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Assistant Construction Surveyor, Quantity Surveying Technician, Assistant Cost Engineer or Assistant Cost Analyst. Construction Quantity Surveying Technicians are associated with the monitoring and control of costs and contracts on construction projects and are based on sites or in offices. Monitoring and controlling costs and contracts on construction projects. View our current Apprenticeship vacancies here Or click the Enquire Now button to be added to our Talent Pool

  • Holly Hill
  • Various
  • Level 4
  • Part Time

Demolition Operative - Apprenticeship

The Demolition Operative role is the entry-level route into the demolition industry. By its very nature, it is a dangerous role and that is why all Operatives are supervised at all times by Supervisors and/or Chargehands. Typical hazards are numerous and include falling debris, burning steel, cables and hot works so an operative must constantly risk-assess surroundings to ensure safety to self and the wider team. They may be required to work at height, offshore, in confined spaces or in conjunction with other construction operations. View our current Apprenticeship vacancies here Or click the Enquire Now button to be added to our Talent Pool

  • Holly Hill
  • Various
  • Level 2
  • Part Time

Construction Site Supervisor - Apprenticeship

Typical job roles associated with this apprenticeship include Assistant Site Manager, Assistant Supervisor and Construction Site Supervisor. In the case of SMEs, roles are likely to include Site Manager or Site Supervisor. The apprentice will complete the HNC in Construction and the Built Environment as part of this Higher Apprenticeship standard. The typical duration for this apprenticeship is three years but this will depend upon the previous experience of the apprentice and the access they have to opportunities to gain the full range of competence. Successful apprentices will gain a Level 4 HNC qualification in Construction and Built Environment (please see the relevant course page for more information) that meets the knowledge requirements of the apprenticeship standard. View our current Apprenticeship vacancies here Or click the Enquire Now button to be added to our Talent Pool

  • Virtual College
  • Various
  • Level 4
  • Part Time

Property Maintenance Operative - Apprenticeship

This Apprenticeship leads to a career as a Property Maintenance Operative. The primary role of a Property Maintenance Operative is to optimise property condition and quality and to ensure the building is kept in a safe working condition. Property Maintenance Operators need to maintain a high level of quality, providing maximum satisfaction to customers, clients, guests and team. They will understand the mechanisms of buildings, including electrical, plumbing, plant, safety systems, and equipment. They will provide a first and immediate response to fault finding whilst maximising quality and ensuring cost-effectiveness. They will prevent significant damage that could result in extensive costs and minimise reactive intervention. View our current Apprenticeship vacancies here Or click the Enquire Now button to be added to our Talent Pool

  • Holly Hill
  • Various
  • Level 2
  • Part Time

Carpentry & Joinery - Apprenticeship

This apprenticeship will lead to a career as a carpenter. Carpenters carry out skilled work, primarily using timber products on a construction site or in a workshop, creating and installing building components. A Site Carpenter will normally work on a building site, or in domestic and commercial premises, preparing and fixing building components, from the initial erection of a new building, through to the installation of all necessary fixtures and fittings, as well as a range of repair and maintenance activities. View our current Apprenticeship vacancies here Or click the Enquire Now button to be added to our Talent Pool

  • Holly Hill
  • Various
  • Level 2
  • Part Time

Brickwork - Apprenticeship

This Apprenticeship leads to a career as a Bricklayer. Bricklayers lay bricks, blocks and other types of building components in mortar to construct and repair walls, foundations, partitions, arches and other structures. They might also refurbish brickwork and masonry on restoration projects. The range of sites and projects that bricklayers will work on include significant commercial developments, new builds in housing, alterations, extensions and restorations. A bricklayer may work one-on-one or on larger jobs where their bricklaying group (gang) may work on a particular section of a building alongside other bricklaying gangs and other trades. View our current Apprenticeship vacancies here Or click the Enquire Now button to be added to our Talent Pool

  • Holly Hill
  • Various
  • Level 2
  • Part Time

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Where can it lead?

Find out more about the jobs available once you have successfully completed a course in this area.

Brick / Stone Masons

£29,891 Potential salary 8 open vacancies

Construction Foremen

£40,122 Potential salary 62 open vacancies

Construction Helpers / Workers

£28,049 Potential salary 94 open vacancies

Plasterers / Stucco Masons

£29,626 Potential salary 24 open vacancies

Brick / Stone Masons

£29,891 Potential salary 8 open vacancies

Construction Foremen

£40,122 Potential salary 62 open vacancies

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