Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

Summary

Equals Consulting is a construction cost consultancy based in central London. We are looking for Apprentice Quantity Surveyors to join our growing team. Successful candidates will work alongside construction design teams to deliver building projects alongside training to achieve professional MRICS status.

Wage: £22,750 a year
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Training course: Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 am - 5:30 pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 2 September
Duration: 6 years 6 months
Positions available: 4

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

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

The role will include providing support during the design stage of projects to forecast and plan budgets, to help architects and designers to design construction projects to meet cost targets and to support the selection of constructors and the negotiation and agreement of construction contracts.
The role will also include working through the construction delivery stage of projects to manage all financial aspects of payments, managing change and negotiating the settlement of final accounts with building contractors.
The role will include a mix of working in our office, attending meetings with our clients and designers and spending time on construction sites valuing work done, measuring progress and agreeing accounts.

Where you’ll work

Pennybank, 31-35 St John's Square, London

EC1M 4DS

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

LONDON SOUTH BANK 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

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.

Training provider: LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY
Course contents: Your training plan - Through successful completion of this apprenticeship, you will achieve a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accredited BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying and Construction.
Study will be one day per week.

Upon achievement of the bachelor’s degree and the structured workplace learning you will undertake the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) leading to registration with the RICS as a Chartered Surveyor.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 or above)
Maths (grade 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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working

Other requirements

Applicant full entry requirements: A-Level BBB or; BTEC National Diploma DDM or; Access to HE qualifications with 24 Distinctions 21 Merits or; Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 128 UCAS points. For further details: https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/course-finder/chartered-apprenticeship-quantity-surveying#overview

About this company

We provide project management and cost management for construction projects. We work across a broad range of sectors. Our services can be commissioned individually or as an integrated service. As construction professionals, we have an agile, questioning and proactive approach combined with technical excellence and rigour. The result? Top-quality service with the flexibility to support changing requirements. Open, honest and effective communication underpins everything we do. Our staff, coming from varied professional backgrounds, bring diverse perspectives, which we consider to be an important factor in the delivery of our services. We were awarded the London Region SME Apprenticeship Employer of the Year 2024 by the Department for Education National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards. We were shortlisted for the Employer of the Year in the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2024 We have been listed in the top 50 of the Building.co.uk Good Employer Guide 2025

http://equalsconsulting.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

We want to attract, develop and retain great professionals in our business and for the right candidates there will be opportunities to progress and be part of our future. We currently have former apprentices who have received multiple promotions and are progressing higher into the business.

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