2026 Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship

LAING O'ROURKE SERVICES LIMITED

Recruiting nationally

Closes on Sunday 1 March 2026

Posted on 2 December 2025

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Summary

This Apprenticeship gives you the skills to become a future Quantity Surveyor. Working with expert teams, you'll assist with the commercial function within a project or office, with the provision of a commercial, contractual, and financial management service.

• Wage:

  Competitive

  Competitive wage offered

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  Annual salary increases throughout the duration of the apprenticeship ; Support for those working away from home ; ;

• Training course: Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
• Hours: Monday - Friday 8.00am - 5.00pm. As a project-led business, the location of our work can vary depending on project needs. This role may require you to be prepared to work away from home at project sites across the UK.

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Tuesday 1 September 2026

• Duration:

  3 years

• Positions available:

  15

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

• Assist with the commercial function core roles within project or office 
• Implementation of company commercial practices 
• Understand the basic commercial principles of the function 
• Assist with the management and reporting of monthly costs 
• Assist with the preparation and management of simple subcontracts 
• Preparation and filing of records 
• Assist with preparation of interim applications and final accounts from first principles 
• Assist with valuing and pricing variations 
• Communicating clearly and confidently to a professional standard 
• Keep your manager fully advised of any issue/risk which has arisen or might arise, and which could affect the business/project 

Where you'll work

As a project-led business, the location of our work can vary depending on project needs. This role may require you to be prepared to work away from home at project sites across the UK. Support will be given for those living away from home.

Training

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

Training provider

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT

Training course

Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)

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What you'll learn

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.

Training schedule

• Chartered surveyor (degree) Level 6 (Degree with honours)
• The training schedule has not yet been agreed 

More training information

Laing O'Rourke collaborates with University of the Built Environment to ensure that our apprenticeship are given the best experience on site and in the University

Requirements

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

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Initiative

About this employer

Our Technical Apprenticeship programme is developed for individuals with a passion for construction and engineering. It combines college and work-based training, allowing you to build your skills and gain a recognised qualification while working on some of the most exciting projects in the UK.

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Company benefits

Private Medical Insurance. Life Insurance. Personal Accident and Injury Insurance. Income Protection. Enhanced Pension. Discount Portal.

After this apprenticeship

• This apprenticeship will give you a degree in Quantity Surveying and Chartership with the RICS
• On completion of this apprenticeship you will remain in the business gaining more responsibility

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003356.

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Closes on Sunday 1 March 2026

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