Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

CLEGG CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Nottingham (NG1 1HN)

Closes on Saturday 14 March 2026

Posted on 22 December 2025

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Summary

Start building your future with Clegg Construction as an Apprentice Quantity Surveyor. You’ll gain hands-on experience delivering exciting, high-quality construction projects across the East Midlands and wider UK regions, while studying for a Chartered Surveyor Level 6 Degree at NTU.

Wage

£17,000 a year

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Training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday (1 day per week at NTU) Office hours 8:30am - 5:00pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

5 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

  • Taking off drawings accurately to ensure correct quantities and details are established.
  • Obtaining competitive quotations from suppliers in a timely manner.
  • Issuing pricing enquiries to sub-contractors ensuring that comprehensive detail is provided to enable accurate pricing.
  • Following up the above making sure that quotes are both accurate and received by any deadline stipulated.
  • Carrying out site surveys as and when required.
  • Attending briefing, pre-start and handover meetings as and when required.
  • Assist the Project Management team in preparing walkthroughs & programmes for jobs.
  • If required provide assistance with the preparation and submission of final accounts, variations and interim payment requests.

Where you'll work

Bishops House
42 High Pavement
The Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1HN

Training

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

Training provider

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

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

Day release to the university. 1 day per week at Nottingham Trent University, City Campus.

Remaining 4 days per week, split between our Nottingham Lace Market Head Office and live Clegg Construction sites.

 

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Full UK Drivers Licence

Other requirements

The role involves working on live construction sites. This is often the most exciting and rewarding part of starting a career in construction, as you’ll see the theory from your university studies come to life in practice, gaining hands-on experience alongside our project teams.

As part of this, you’ll be expected to follow site safety procedures, wear appropriate PPE, and uphold high standards of health, safety, environment, and quality (HSEQ) at all times.

All necessary safety inductions and PPE will be provided by Clegg Construction.

About this employer

Clegg Construction Limited is a Nottingham-based main contractor with over 90 years of experience delivering high-quality new-build and refurbishment projects across the Midlands, Yorkshire, and wider UK regions. Our work spans a diverse range of sectors, including education, leisure, commercial, and community developments.

Due to recent expansion and growth, we are excited to launch our first formal apprenticeship programme, giving motivated young people the chance to start a rewarding career in construction as a Quantity Surveyor.

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After this apprenticeship

Upon completing the apprenticeship, you will achieve a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying you would likely progress to an Assistant Quantity Surveyor with a clear route toward Quantity Surveyor.

Both our Commercial Director and Managing Director began their careers as Quantity Surveyors; a testament to how valued and versatile this skill set is within the construction industry.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000006243.

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Closes on Saturday 14 March 2026