We have a great opportunity for Apprentice Estimators within our Shape and Win team in both Energy and Civil Structural.About the Costain Costain has been improving the lives of people through infrastructure since 1865. We have built airports, petrochemical plants, waste treatment works and schools - creating the building blocks of modern life and improving the quality of life of the people who use them. Some of our most notable projects include the Thames Barrier, Channel Tunnel joint venture, Dubai International Airport and more recently the £400m redevelopment project at London Bridge Station.
On the energy side we are supporting the decarbonisation of the UK's energy infrastructure by improving existing asset efficiency and life extension while leading the transition to a sustainable clean, green energy future - working on projects like Carbon Capture Pipeline, Hydrogen production and storage, new compression projects within existing oil & gas plants and maintenance of existing oil/gas/petrochemical plants.
Within Civils, Costain engage in complex delivery projects involving either the construction of new infrastructure assets or upgrading & refurbishing existing assets. We regularly bid for schemes for a number of clients typically within the Road, Rail, Water & Defence sectors on opportunities ranging from £20m up to around £1billion
The value of tenders prepared can vary from a £5k engineering study to a £60m engineering and supply contract. Also working on the preparation of turnkey estimates up to £1 Billion, through which the Client receives a fully operating plant. The estimate would include the costing of the plant equipment, structure, foundations, civils content, manpower/hours to complete project.
About the roleCostain are looking to hire one Apprentice Estimator for Civils Structural (Transportation) and one Apprentice Estimator for Energy (Natural Resources).
Both based in the Costain Manchester Office with some travel to client sites and offices and working in the Shape and Win estimating team. The role of an estimator in Costain is to price all the work associated with the delivery of a project.
The Apprentice Estimator will be mentored by the Lead estimator and senior estimators to learn and develop estimating skills. Through the apprenticeship the candidate will obtain skills and experience to develop into a junior estimating role in the estimating team.
- Shadowing Lead and Senior estimating staff to understand the role of an estimator
- Gain an understanding of estimating and develop basic skills and techniques
- Develop an awareness and experience of construction techniques and work programming which are used as a basis of estimating
- Develop IT skills to undertake basic estimating tasks particularly within Excel and estimating software packages
- Develop understanding of estimating analysis, review and benchmarking
What does joining an apprenticeship at Costain offer you? There are a wide range of apprenticeships available, both in levels of qualification and length of study.
The level and training provider for your apprenticeship will depend on the skills you present at interview. The Early Careers team will register you with a suitable training provider who can support the delivery of your qualification. Being an apprentice means you will work both on-the-job with your project at site, and off-the-job with the provider.
When taking on one of the many apprenticeships on offer by Costain, you will be supported by your project line manager and team, the Costain Early Careers Team, and the training provider of your academic qualification. The training provider may be a college, a university or even an independent training provider.
You will be supported throughout your apprenticeship by your local team and line manager, and you will be given time to carry out your studies with the provider etc. Your on-the-job training will be in line with the work available on site but will afford the opportunity to ensure that you are given on site experience required to meet the technical and competency levels to achieve your apprenticeship goal.
About youYou will need to:
- Have the equivalent of 5 GCSEs, grades A*-C or 9-4, including Maths, Science and English
- A-Levels or Level 3 Equivalent in Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
- Driving license preferred (due to travel to client sites)
- Be organised and able to work well to deadlines
- Have the ability to undertake do many things a variety of tasks and be able to choose assess what is the most important
- Be committed to getting it right the first time
- Show interest in keeping up the latest technologies
- Be able to work well within a team and equally on your own
- Be proficient in presenting work and communicating ideas within the team
About Costain Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
Your application
Should you require any adjustments to support you in your application, please do not hesitate to contact us: [email protected]
We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.
We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.
To find out more about our Inclusion strategy, please visit our ED&I page:
https://www.costain.com/our-culture/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/
Right to Work & Security Checks
Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you. For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we'll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.
For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance). To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.
Closing date
Please note that Costain reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any of its job vacancies if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend at you apply as soon as possible rather than wait until the published closing date.
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign
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