Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship

Summary

The position will initially involve a broad range of trainee duties aimed at supporting the wider team and developing professional quantity surveying skills. As you progress there will be excellent career development opportunities – many of our senior managers started as Monaghans trainees, including several of the main board directors!

Annual wage

Competitive

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Competitive salary with company pension contribution.

Training course

Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Hours

Monday to Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

5 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

Provide professional advice and recommendations to clients relating to land, property or construction.
Manage client instructions from engagement to completion.
Liaise with other professionals typically including legal advisers, architects, engineers, town planners and contractors.
Negotiate contracts and prices.
Analyse data relating to land, buildings or construction.
Follow due diligence in providing advice to clients.
Undertake detailed inspections of buildings, land or construction.
Analyse information from inspections or visits to buildings, land and construction sites.
Advise on procurement routes and tender processes.
Undertake costing and cost planning of construction projects.
Manage efficiency in construction projects.

Where you’ll work

Quayside House Furnival Road

Sheffield

S4 7YA

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

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.
Building surveys – Undertake inspections and surveys and provide advice and recommendations to clients relating to building surveys.
Prepare designs and specifications – Carry out the preparation of the design and specification of building projects from outline proposals to completion of the design and specification process.
Administer contracts – Implement administrative procedures for the running of a construction project. Issue instructions, deal with payment provisions, manage variation procedures and deal with completion and possession issues and the issuing of certificates.
Valuation and appraisal - Prepare capital and rental valuations of land and property for a range of formal and appraisal purposes and prepare client reports.
Land, property and planning law - Negotiate solutions to issues affecting both owners and occupiers of land and property including at least two of management, sales, lettings, purchase and/or planning.
Inspection and measurement – Undertake inspections of land and property and prepare related reports and advice. Use appropriate instrumentation to take measurements of land and property. Apply the appropriate guidance and use the appropriate basis to undertake measurements. Prepare and present measurements in an appropriate manner.
Tendering and procurement - Provide advice and recommendations as to appropriate procurement routes and manage the tendering processes relevant to them.
Costing and cost planning of construction works - Undertake the detailed quantification, costing and cost planning of complex construction works.
Manage efficiencies of construction contracts – Manage the construction phase of a construction project. Carry out life cycle costing and apply value engineering processes. Prepare data, reports and forecasts.
Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.

Your training plan

Academic: BSc (Hons) Professional Practice in Quantity Surveying
Professional Membership: Chartership with Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
You will be required to attend Sheffield Hallam University on day release

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level or equivalent in:

Any subject (grade BBC / Distinction Merit Merit)

GCSE in:

5 GCSEs including Maths and English or equivalent (grade C/4 or above)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Analytical skills
Team working

Other requirements

• Paid birthday leave • Paid volunteering leave • Enhanced holidays • Yearly contribution towards personal (non-career) learning goals • Life Assurance and Permanent Health Insurance • Employee Assistance Programme including counselling • Cycle to work scheme • Sponsored non work related personal development annual allowance • Paid professional subscriptions • Local concessionary gym rates and corporate discounts

About this company

We provide dynamic multi-disciplinary building consultancy services delivering quality professional expertise and advice to clients across a diverse range of business sectors throughout the UK and Europe.

After this apprenticeship

• Career development opportunities

• Paid professional subscriptions

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290371.

Apply now

Closes on Saturday 1 March

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Company’s application instructions

All applications must be submitted with a covering letter and CV to cv@monaghans.co.uk quoting reference 2025.TQS

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