Construction Opportunity: Building Technician

Building technician Current Vacancies

2007-03-06:

Building technicians, sometimes known as construction estimators or site engineers, carry out a variety of roles in support of construction managers, surveyors, architects and other construction professionals.
Work is often a combination of office and sitework. Buying - working with suppliers and sub-contractors to negotiate and purchase materials, equipment and labour at the most cost-effective price whilst maintaining quality.
Planning - working with planning engineers to decide the most appropriate methods, techniques and stages in the construction development, and monitoring of progress against set completion dates.
Design - draughting construction plans and blueprints using computer-aided design (CAD) packages.
Site preparation - preparing construction sites before work begins, for instance overseeing installation of site offices and cabins, temporary access routes, power supplies and deliveries.
Supervising - overseeing building contractors on site and liaising with construction managers on progress or difficulties.
Building technicians attend regular meetings with managers and clients to give progress updates.
Technicians normally work up to 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
Work could be office-based or on-site. Estimators, buyers and planners are normally office-based.
There may also be opportunities to work abroad with some firms.
Progression routes normally include movement in to construction management positions or further specialisation in technical areas, such as estimating, draughting or company buyer Experienced technicians can earn between 25,000 and 30,000 a year. (Permalink)

Graduate careers at Morgan Ashurst

2007-11-26: Our regional construction business operates through a network of community-based local offices. Westergate industrial development. University of Hertfordshire - Digital Laboratory Centre, Cliff Park High School, Gorleston, Norfolk. Our regional construction business operates through a network of community-based local offices. Construction company Morgan Ashurst, formerly Bluestone, has won a ?7.7 million contract to build Discovery Primary School and Children?s Centre at Battery Road in Thamesmead for Greenwich Council. National construction company - Morgan Ashurst, part of construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall, is set to start work on a ?134 million, public private partnership (PPP) scheme to design and build six new secondary schools in East Dunb... Head Office, Education - South Lanarkshire schools. The Arden Centre, for City College, Manchester, Healthcare - The Arden Centre, for City College, Manchester. North Kirklees Primary and intermediate Healthcare Centres - Morgan Ashurst provided the design, management and construction including value engineering and risk management. This four-storey building incorporates lecture theatres, seminar rooms, research offices and support accommodation. This ?3m teaching facility houses the largest medical simulation centre in Europe. This design and build project incorporates ?Termodeck? as an integral element of the structure. Bidwells office refurbishment, Norwich. Moorlands Primary School, Huddersfield, Freemans Place Leisure Centre, Durham. Interested persons should apply to Morgan Ashurst at http://www.morganashurst.com/careers.html (Permalink)