Quantity Surveying Graduate

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Construction
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SKILLS

Quantity Surveying Cost Estimation Project Management Commercial Awareness Communication Skills Client Relationship Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Location: London

Pay: Competitive

Quantity Surveying Graduate

Trainee Quantity surveyor plays an integral part in a construction team. They are responsible for helping to estimate costs, quantities, and project timelines and providing this information to clients and the site team. They liaise with a variety of other teams and help to keep a project on track.

  • Ensuring that the company obtains the maximum return in respect of works undertaken whilst maintaining a positive amount of cash held within the company.
  • Maintaining relationships with clients, designers, subcontractors, and suppliers by dealing fairly and professionally in financial and contractual matters.
  • Safeguarding the contractual position of the Company in respect of such matters as the progress of the works, design responsibility, and our legal obligations to subcontractors regarding payments.
  • Provide sound contractual, commercial and financial advice to other departments and to line management, including the preparation of reports regarding financial performance to the executive board.
  • Gain Technical understanding and knowledge of the works
  • Implement affect cost control for both Internal and Sub-Contract costs

We look for:

  • A genuine passion to work in the construction industry
  • Good organisation skills
  • Motivated to manage and drive own development
  • Ability to work well within a team good communication and influencing skills
  • Understanding of excellent customer service
  • You will need at least a 2:1 in your degree (QS/Commercial Management) and a minimum of grade B in Maths and English GCSE

What’s in it for you?

Our challenging and rewarding 3 year Graduate Trainee Programme is an important step towards becoming Chartered Quantity Surveyor. The scheme combines in-house technical and behavioural training with on-the-job experience.

Our programmes offer successful candidates:

  • Full support to achieve professional membership of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), on the job experience guided by structured technical training and placements with regular progress reviews.
  • Participation in a structured behavioural development programme.
  • Competitive package, including excellent flexible benefits scheme.

*Applications for this role close at midday on Friday 7th April. This date may be brought forward or extended in line with the number of applications we receive.*

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