Construction Quantity Surveyor Apprenticeship in Tower Hamlets

MIDGARD LTD

London (E14 5SP)

Closes in 12 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 30 July 2025

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Summary

A fantastic opportunity for a Tower Hamlets resident (!) to become a qualified Construction Quantity Surveyor in the construction industry through working for a leading contractor, Midgard, part of the JRL Group. We offer opportunity and support to develop and learn. Candidates will manage costs relating to construction projects.

Wage

£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Stakeholder Pension Scheme Private Health Insurance Scheme Access to on-site gym facilities and fitness classes at head office

Training course
Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, times may vary depending on project. Our usual weekly working time is 45 hours, this will be adjusted to 40 hours for people under the age of 18.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 15 September 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

You will:

  • Assist senior managers with the budgeting of projects
  • Establish and control cost
  • Ensure that business targets and KPI's will be exceeded
  • Prepare project cost evaluations based on the project plan
  • Produce commercial reports, review results and consider trends
  • Select and manage specialist contractors and sub-contractors
  • Send out enquiries, collate prices, compare tenders and negotiate
  • Assist senior managers with legal and contractual issues

Where you'll work

2 Trafalgar Way
Isle of Dogs
London
E14 5SP

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER

Training course

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Health and Safety: Apply health and safety issues to all activities.
  • Sustainability: Demonstrate application of the principles of sustainability.
  • Construction Technology: Assist in the implementation of the most appropriate solutions for construction projects
  • Contracts: Be able to apply different types of contracts to different situations.
  • Procurement: Assist in the selection of and negotiation with specialist contractors for a construction project.
  • Cost control: Assist in the measurement and costing of construction works during a project.
  • Financial reporting: Assist in the preparation of financial reports, cash flow and cost forecasts for a construction project.
  • Administration: Assist in the collection, collation and storage of relevant data and its analysis.

Training schedule

  • L4 HNC in Construction and the Build Environment
  • Additional short courses and internal training programmes, e.g. on H&S Management

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 5)
  • Maths (grade 5)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Willingness/ability to travel
  • Full driving license preferred

Other requirements

Please show us that you know what a Construction Quantity Surveyor does.

About this employer

The JRL Group encompasses 35+ divisions delivering bespoke solutions for the most complex construction projects. We offer managed integrated construction solutions, with an annual turnover in excess of over £600m. Our portfolio of exciting projects include the Landmark Pinnacle, refurbishment of Regents Crescent and Royal Mint Gardens. We take pride in our diverse, flexible and skilled workforce, giving our people opportunities and confidence to innovate and succeed.

After this apprenticeship

Opportunities to broaden your experience through secondment to our other in-house companies like McMullen Facades, Ark M&E or J. Reddington.

Potential career growth to Senior Quantity Surveyor or Contracts Manager.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MIDGARD LTD

Urte Sonnenberg

urte.sonnenberg@jrlgroup.co.uk

+442089537800

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334533.

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Closes in 12 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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