Undergraduate Quantity Surveyor

Silverstrand is seeking motivated and determined Quantity Surveyor Undergraduates to join the team and learn from experienced leaders and diverse civil construction projects across South-East Queensland – focused on the Brisbane to Gold Coast region or rural projects. 

About us:
Silverstrand is a privately owned company that provides high-quality civil engineering and construction services across Australia and New Zealand. Delivering projects that positively impact communities across the region, Silverstrand combines local knowledge with international expertise. Our projects include road, rail, airport, sewerage and water treatment, mining, renewables, and commercial industries.

To find out more about our company, head to our website - https://silverstrand.com.au/
About the Opportunity:
Cadetship or Summer holiday students – are typically year first to third year university students that participate in paid work, whilst completing their education. The program would run throughout November to February during the summer holidays in a full-time work capacity, and part-time outside of those months with flexibility around study. 

This is a great way to utilise your academic knowledge and understanding, and turn it into practical, real-world capabilities to further your university studies and your future Quantity Surveying career. Development pathways in different disciplines of civil post and precontracts and the ability to network and be mentored by a variety of experienced project teams.

Starting your undergraduate journey with Silverstrand. This opportunity is aimed for undergraduate Quantity Surveyors looking to get a taste of what a career within the civil industry would be like. This will include working on Civil projects ranging from FRP Concrete Structures, Pipe work projects, Road projects, Drainage, Bridges, Renewable Energy, Gas projects, WWTPs, etc.

Your daily responsibilities may include:

• Learning pre-contract processes
• Working on Tenders
• Learning post-contract processes
• Assisting with data collection and reporting
• Working collaboratively with the project team
• Undertaking general administration duties for the project team
• Learning budgets and track costing from tenders and project allocations

About you:

• Be a current Quantity Surveyor undergraduate.
• Ability to commit to working full time – Mon to Fri throughout the Summer Holidays.
• Hold a white card.
• Have a passion for Civil construction and the willingness to learn from great industry professionals.
• Motivated to want to learn and be challenged on site and in the office.
• Relevant industry experience is highly regarded but not essential.
• A current driver's licence and access to reliable transport (P1, P2 or Full).

What we can offer:

• Paid work experience - $300.00 Day rate
• Office based work and Site based
• Flexible working arrangements around study
• Full time, Part time and holiday work
• Diverse project exposure