As a Commercial Trainee, you will support the Quantity Surveying team, assisting with cost management, procurement, and commercial control of projects. Under the guidance of the Senior Commercial team, you will contribute to the sourcing of materials and plant, while gaining exposure to budgeting, cost reporting, and financial management across developments.

If you do not already hold a relevant qualification you may also work towards a nationally recognised qualification with the Construction Quantity Surveying Technician Apprenticeship

Responsibilities

Comply with all Miller Homes policies and procedures and procurement plans
Take off and preparing material schedules
Expediting materials ordered as required
Managing plant
Processing requisition orders
Bulk order information entry
Material budget entry
Material tender enquiries
Maintenance of documentation library
Day to day consumables for site
General office duties for the Commercial team
Resolving invoice queries in a timely manner ensuring, as far as possible, suppliers are paid in accordance with agreed trading terms.
Collation of monthly plant hire data and communication of information to relevant Site Managers
Assisting Surveyors with monthly payments, subcontractor procurement, order management and costing reports

Skills

Below you will find a range of skills and capabilities that will be required in the role, some of these you will already possess and some we will help you to develop in your programme.

Ability to plan, organise and monitor.
Financial management and cost control
Basic knowledge of construction practice and materials commonly used in the House Building / Construction Industry
Excellent communication skills, IT, written and oral
Building and maintaining good working relationships
Positive can-do attitude to succeed and progress within the business
Drive and ambition
Resilient

Benefits

A robust development programme

Annual performance development reviews

A market leading employee assistance programme

Additional holiday purchase

Life cover

Pension