Quantity Surveyor Apprentice – Level 4

The Vacancy

Ready to take the next step in your career and join a supportive, collaborative team where everyone can thrive.

About the role

As a Quantity Surveying Apprentice, you’ll gain practical experience and insight into the commercial aspects of built-environment projects. You’ll learn about processes and activities that support cost management, profitability, and risk control gaining technical skills in measurement, estimating, procurement, and contracts.

Your Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the below:

• Build positive, collaborative relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including customers and supply chain partners.
• Support the preparation, review, and analysis of commercial reports and documentation related to project finances.
• Assist in drafting and issuing subcontractor documents and payment notifications.
• Attend meetings with senior team members to support subcontractor payments and account reviews.
• Help negotiate rates and prices with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Help maintain the company’s financial and contractual position by understanding project progress and legal requirements.
• Develop knowledge and skills in forecasting, risk assessment, and cash flow management.

About you

To thrive on this programme, you’ll bring:

• An interest in building a career in the built environment
• Enthusiasm for learning and developing new skills
• A curious mindset and willingness to ask questions
• Dependable and professional in approach
• The ability to solve problems and think logically
• Strong communication, organisational and time management skills
• Prioritising tasks to meet agreed deadline
• Competent in use of computer software including Microsoft Excel
• Team working ethic both within commercial team and within whole organisation

Qualifications

• To be considered for this apprenticeship you will need to have achieved a Grade 4 or C and above in Maths and English
• BTEC Level 3 qualification in Construction and the Built Environment (or a related subject)
• Other related Level 3 qualifications

Applicants (aged 21+): If you do not hold the qualifications listed but have relevant work experience, you are welcome to apply.

Roles may close before the deadline if we receive a high volume of applications.

Our Commitment to inclusion

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

We’re especially keen to hear from individuals who are underrepresented in the construction sector – including women, people from ethnic minority communities and people with disabilities.

If you have a disability or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know – we’re here to support you.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.