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Employer description
The CWA is a single delivery organisation made of up of the client (Sizewell C) and three parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Bouygues and Laing O'Rourke - which offer industry leading packages including market leading salaries, generous annual leave entitlements, pension scheme and other flexible benefits.
Main description
Ever wondered how massive projects like Sizewell C are planned, priced, and delivered? As an Estimating Apprentice , you'll be right at the heart of the action, learning how to develop accurate cost estimates for one of the UK's most exciting infrastructure projects. This isn't just a job-it's the first step in a rewarding career in estimating, construction, or project management.
Here's what you'll get to do:
- Work alongside experienced Estimators to develop first-principles estimates for the Civil Works Program, ensuring every pound is accounted for.
- Review drawings and specifications to create costing sheets for materials, labour, and equipment-helping to shape the future of the project.
- Learn how to assess design options and value solutions , ensuring the project is both cost-effective and high-quality.
- Use industry-leading software like Candy Estimating Software and RIB Cost X to develop pricing and bills of quantities.
- Collaborate with project teams and the supply chain to understand methodologies and ensure estimates are realistic and achievable.
- Support presentations and negotiations , learning how to justify pricing to senior leaders and external stakeholders.
- Track changes to estimates and budgets as the project evolves, gaining hands-on experience in project management.
This apprenticeship is your chance to earn while you learn , gaining practical experience and a fully funded qualification in estimating or a related field. By the end of your apprenticeship, you'll have the skills and confidence to take the next step in your career-whether that's as an Estimator, Project Manager, or another role in the construction industry.
Skills and Behaviours:
- A strong interest in numbers, problem-solving, and construction .
- Excellent communication skills , with the ability to explain ideas clearly and confidently.
- A can-do attitude , willingness to learn, and ability to work well in a team.
- Attention to detail -estimating is all about precision!
- Humility: Open to learning from others and embracing new ideas.
- Positivity: Proactively challenges poor quality, identifies solutions, and encourages new ideas.
- Respect: Values the rules, environment, and people you work with.
- Solidarity: Works as part of a 'One Team' culture, supporting colleagues and sharing responsibility for success.
- Clarity: Communicates clearly and promotes collaboration.
Desirable:
- Previous experience with Excel or similar software (eg, through school, college, or personal projects).
- An interest in construction, engineering, or project management .
- Mobile and flexible, with the ability to adapt to the demands of a large-scale project.
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Why Join Us?
For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.
Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.
EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.
Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.
We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.
It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.
Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.
We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.
Closing Date
The closing date for this job offer is on 06/06/2026
Salary
TBC
Location
This job is located in Leiston, Suffolk
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