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.
About the Team
Costain has been awarded a new contract on the Northumbrian Water Alliance, created to deliver 12 years of Complex Delivery works within the North East of England. Under the new contract, Costain will work with Northumbrian Water and its key partners where the main scope of work will include design, construction and commissioning of new water and wastewater treatment assets, asset renewals/modifications, refurbishments, and extension to treatment works.
About the project
Due to continued growth in our Water sector, we are recruiting for a Graduate Civil Engineer to join our Northumbrian Water Framework.
Costain have won extensive work across the water sector this year to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. We have been appointed by Northumbrian Water to the Living Water Enterprise to help shape and deliver its strategic infrastructure upgrade programme with contracts valued up to c.£670m to Costain over 15 years.
Responsibilities
Supporting senior commercial staff with costs and contracts relating to projects
Supporting the process of cost control, forecasting and reporting
Supporting the Procurement and administering sub-contract accounts
Capturing, managing and communicating change and risk on the project in accordance with the contract
Support commercial systems, disciplines and functions under your area of workload
Demonstrate attention to detail and the ability to work to tight deadlines under supervision
Support and implement commercial procedures to ensure compliance with contract requirements
Consistent with your commercial responsibilities, ensuring that all required internal and external periodic reports are prepared and issued in accordance with contract deadlines
Provide input and support to project budget exercises and re forecasts
Consistent with your assigned areas of work Project Cost capture, management and cost control
Ensure appropriate commercial records are maintained in line with contract requirements
Provide commercial support at various phases of the project as required
Engage in the project risk and opportunity process
Support and encourage continuous improvement as a member of the commercial team
Working towards your formal qualification
Keeping a work diary outlining your training progress throughout your apprenticeship
Qualifications
A passionate individual looking to undertake an apprenticeship with an award-winning employer
Equivalent of 5 GCSEs, grades A*-C or 9-4 including Science, English, ideally with a Grade B or above in Maths
An organised individual that can work well to deadlines
Someone who is creative, with a keen interest in the latest technology
Someone that enjoys challenges and problem solving in their day-to-day work
Communicating clearly, both written and verbally
Problem solving
Getting it right the first time, with good attention to detail
Works well within a team, but equally on your own
Building and maintaining positive working relationships
Using a computer and Microsoft software
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About you
A passionate individual looking to undertake an apprenticeship with an award-winning employer
Equivalent of 5 GCSEs, grades A*-C or 9-4 including Science, English, ideally with a Grade B or above in Maths
An organised individual that can work well to deadlines
Someone who is creative, with a keen interest in the latest technology
Someone that enjoys challenges and problem solving in their day-to-day work
Communicating clearly, both written and verbally
Problem solving
Getting it right the first time, with good attention to detail
Works well within a team, but equally on your own
Building and maintaining positive working relationships
Using a computer and Microsoft software
Numerate
Additional Requirements:
Candidates will be required to achieve appropriate security and medical clearances; these will be instigated on receiving a conditional offer of employment.
Please note that if you are invited to interview, we will require you to produce your passport and/or right to work documentation.
As some of our project sites are based in remote locations, it is worth noting that you will be required to have the ability to travel to the site.
What does an Apprenticeship at Costain offer me?
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 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 in order to achieve your apprenticeship goals.
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