Stockport Council are recruiting a Commercial Assistant Year Out Student to work within the Design and Technical Service, which is part of the Estate and Asset Management Team.
The role
We have a large visionary programme of capital developments across the borough covering our Education, Leisure, Corporate and Commercial portfolio.
This is a unique role, in that it will provide you with the opportunity to work across a wide range of projects at all RIBA stages, combining feasibility work with project, design and cost management. You will join the team to support our Commercial Manager and project team including engineers, building surveyors and architects, and will gain a huge amount of experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment and a vast array of projects.
About you
You will support stakeholders through the Council by providing advice on design and construction matters. You will work as a critical friend to external design teams to drive the best in projects.
About us
In return, you will benefit from a competitive salary, flexible working including time off in lieu, with a genuine commitment to a healthy work life balance and a range of added benefits. Most significantly you will work on projects that will make a real and lasting difference to the people of Stockport.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.