Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
At M Group Water we help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.
As an Estimating Graduate, you’ll have the opportunity to:
Be responsible for supporting the collation and organisation of all tender documents and amendments with the bid team.
You’ll be assisting with the measurement of quantities for cost plan production, you’ll also help to produce cost plans and estimates for the bidding process.
But your work won’t stop there, you’ll also assist with the preparation of economic inflation.
Reporting work on the production of subcontract enquiries, and help to analyse sub-contract and supplier return quotations to maximise our profit on projects.
Supporting the Estimator with the completion of tender summaries, reports and the preparation of tender preliminaries.
You will also attend settlement meetings and develop relationships with the supply chain.
In addition, we will expect you to visit sites in order to gain a full appreciation of the scale, scope and risks associated the scheme to be tendered.
You’ll be;
- Learning how to quantify activities & materials using an industry standard method of measurement.
- You’ll gain a strong knowledge of materials & specialist subcontractors that operate within the water & civil engineering markets.
- The opportunity to develop & understand how to put construction programmes together.
- Learn and gain an understanding of different types of labour & equipment used in the delivery of construction works.
- Discover about the different types of temporary works used in construction works.
- Gain knowledge in the different construction techniques, for when just digging a hole is not the answer.
- Study and gain knowledge of the different types of ground conditions encountered during construction works, and how they influence build ability decisions.
M Group’s Graduate Programme
Our 2 year structured graduate programme is all about helping you grow into one of our future leaders. We’ll give you challenges that stretch you, chances to learn new skills, and all the support you need along the way
As an M Group Graduate, you can look forward to:
- Tailored development workshops with monthly bite-sized virtual sessions and quarterly face-to-face events, plus teambuilding activities to grow your confidence, build leadership skills and connect with people from across the business.
- The Early Careers Network run by graduates and apprentices like you, where you can share ideas, work together and get involved in exciting projects
- A strong support network with our Early Careers team and colleagues ready to guide you, answer your questions and cheer you on.
- Support for your professional development with advice and resources to help you work towards your professional qualifications.
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- A degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related subject (or are due to graduate this year)
- Great communication skills and a willingness to learn
- A collaborative approach and a drive to make a difference
- A driving licence and willingness to travel
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
- Matched or contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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