Countryside House
The Drive, Brentwood, CM13 3AT

VISTRY HOMES LIMITED - Commercial Trainee Apprentice

Salary: £23,000 a year
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Hours: 37.50
Closing Date: Tue 31 Mar 2026 - 11:59 pm UTC
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VISTRY HOMES LIMITED - Commercial Trainee Apprentice

Summary

Commercial Trainee role at Vistry, starting Sept 2026 in our East London region You’ll support the Surveying & Estimating team, gaining broad commercial experience while training toward a level 4 apprenticeship to develop your skills, knowledge and qualifications.

Annual wage: £23,000 a year
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Training course: Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.30pm.
37.5 hours a week

Possible start date: Tuesday 08 September 2026

Duration: 2 Years

Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you'll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You'll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you'll do at work

  • Apply health and safety issues to all activities
  • Demonstrate application of the principles of sustainability
  • Assist in the implementation of the most appropriate solutions for construction projects
  • Be able to apply different types of contracts to different situations
  • Assist in the selection of and negotiation with specialist contractors for a construction project
  • Assist in the measurement and costing of construction works during a project
  • Assist in the preparation of financial reports, cash flow and cost forecasts for a construction project
  • Assist in the collection, collation and storage of relevant data and its analysis

Where you'll work

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LEARNING SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD

Your training course

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Your training plan

Training will be delivered virtually in the workplace.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Grade 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade Grade 4 or above)
  • Any relevant subject (grade Pass)
  • Any relevant subject (grade Pass)
  • Any relevant subject (grade Pass)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this company

Vistry Group came together at the start of 2020, bringing together the energy, talent and deep-rooted experience of Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Partnerships. We are all about people, and it is our people, around 3000 of us, who have created a UK top-five housebuilder, with a five-star rating. We care about the wellbeing of our people and we value diversity and inclusion, seeking to create a supportive, dynamic environment where talented and dedicated people can develop their career.

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Company benefits

Competitive salary & bonus, up to 34 days’ leave, 2 volunteering days, private medical, enhanced family leave, strong pension, life assurance, shares schemes, rewards portal and extensive employee benefits.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You'll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

On successful completion of the apprenticeship and showing high peformance, Trainees can potentially move into Assistant roles. 

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

VISTRY HOMES LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013821.

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Closes on Tuesday 31 March 2026

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