Graham Academy – Commercial Management 2025

Benefits: Car Allowance; Subsidised Private Medical Cover; Life Assurance Scheme; Living away from home allowance (where appropriate), Contributory Pension, 35 Days annual leave (Including Public Holidays) 

The Commercial Team has opportunities for Graduates, Industrial Placements, Technical Apprenticeships and Summer Placements.

People who work in Commercial Management are called Quantity Surveyors. GRAHAM Construction operates throughout the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in delivering value for money and innovative solutions for our clients.

Quantity Surveying at GRAHAM Construction is a highly varied role involving all divisions of the business from Building to Civils and Interior Fit Out.

As a forward thinking sustainable infrastructure, our core sections being Marine, Highways, Rail, Water & Nuclear.

What does a Quantity Surveyor do?
A Quantity Surveyor makes sure that the financial position of construction projects are accurately reported and controlled effectively. They manage the contractual relationships between the various parties involved in any particular project.

A Quantity Surveyor will:
• Check and process sub-contract payments for work completed
• Ensure that Subcontractors are not charging for work that wasn’t completed
• Produce schedules of what materials etc. are needed to complete a project so that these can be ‘bought’ from sub-contractors
• Prepare and manage the accounts for projects
• Liaise with those onsite to obtain site records and reconciling these against works claimed
• Agree changes with Client’s commercial team
• Deal with all legal contracts and their clauses for a project

TECHNICAL APPRENTICESHIPS
Technical apprenticeships are available at a number of entry points from GCSE, A Level or BTEC awards.

In general all technical apprenticeship levels include paid work experience with off the job learning at a college/university on a day release basis.  Technical apprentices develop on the job skills and gain wide-ranging construction knowledge and can naturally progress through the levels towards degree achievement.  Our structured technical apprenticeship programmes will also be your first step towards membership of a professional body which can lead to rewarding careers within Commercial Management.

THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS:
The closing date for applications will be Friday 10th January 2025.
You will be invited to complete an Aptitude Test after the closing date.
Interviews will commence in February 2025.
Successful candidates will be notified in March 2025.

All successful applicants will have joined the business by September 2025, if not before.

If you have any questions please contact a member of our HR team on 02892 689500.

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