Martin is apprentice quantity surveyor with Morgan Sindall
What was your favourite project to work on over the course of your apprenticeship?
I worked on a leisure centre for just over two years, which was a difficult project, but they’re often the ones that you learn the most from: the challenges of the project are the reason I enjoyed it so much.
What is the one piece of advice that you’d give to someone, enrolling onto a construction apprenticeship?
I’ve managed to hone it down to one word and it’s ‘questions’. If you have a question, you have to ask that question. The worst you can do is sit there and think ‘I don’t know this’ and not say anything. So just ask questions. Ask everyone, every question as soon as it comes to your mind; everyone always wants to answer them.
How do you feel like the apprenticeship has prepared you for a career in the industry?
University is very good for that basic knowledge, that foundation to grow from. But when you’re actually onsite in the office, properly working, that’s when you get the really in-depth knowledge.
What are your future career ambitions?
My short term gain is to achieve level 6 in quantity surveying. In my last project – a £3.5m school – I was given it to run myself commercially. I’d like to get another to run myself.
