Construction Support Technician (Level 3 Standard)

Technicians who work in a range of settings including estimating, planning, buying, site, quantity surveying and design and build roles. Site and office environments include industrial, commercial, residential, refurbishment, heritage, retail and public sector projects with employment in large contracting organisations such as major national housebuilding contractors and civil engineering contractors, as well as a significant number of small and medium sized contractors and subcontractors.

The broad purpose of the occupation is working in an exciting and dynamic environment which could be in an office or on a construction site at the heart of the contracting organisations including versatile activities using digital processes and systems to secure future projects and to enable progress and completion of actual construction sites. Technicians within this specific career area are engaged to interpret, analyse, contribute and directly assist construction contracting professionals working with a wide range of project resources and documentation regularly interacting with internal and external customers.

Generic job titles recognised across the industry include:

• Buying and procurement technician
• Contracting quantity surveying technician
• Contracting site technician
• Estimating technician
• General construction contracting operations technician
• Planning technician

Individual employers will determine their own entry requirements, but you will need, as a minimum, maths and English GCSE at 4/C or above.

Applicants must have gained a minimum of 3-5 GCSEs (grades 9-4) or equivalent in English and maths. Relevant work-based experience would also be considered. Individual employers may also set their own selection criteria for this Apprenticeship.

Two days a week in college studying for the BTEC National Extended Certificate in Construction and the Built Environment level 3. In addition, you will be assessed in the workplace. For a comprehensive overview of this apprenticeship and what it entails, please click here.

This Apprenticeship is taught at our London Road Campus on a day release basis, two days per week. In addition, you will be visited at your workplace regularly by your assessor, to assess your practical skills and knowledge as well as review your progress with your employer. You will be required to sit an End Point Assessment, towards the final stages of your programme, to ensure you have obtained the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to do your job effectively.

To be a construction apprentice you will need an employer who can offer you relevant work and release you for your training. Once you have an employer in place, you can apply online. If after reading this factsheet, you are still undecided about the course most suitable for you, please drop in to one of our Advice Events, ring the Apprenticeship Team on 01743 342460 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.