Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship

Monaghans

Sheffield (S4 7YA)

Closes in 20 days (Monday 2 February 2026)

Posted on 12 January 2026

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Summary

The position will initially involve a broad range of trainee duties aimed at supporting the wider team and developing professional quantity surveying skills. As you progress there will be excellent career development opportunities - many of our senior managers started as Monaghans trainees, including several of the main board directors!

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Competitive salary with company pension contribution.

Training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

38 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

  • Provide professional advice and recommendations to clients relating to land, property or construction
  • Manage client instructions from engagement to completion
  • Liaise with other professionals typically including legal advisers, architects, engineers, town planners and contractors
  • Negotiate contracts and prices
  • Analyse data relating to land, buildings or construction
  • Follow due diligence in providing advice to clients
  • Undertake detailed inspections of buildings, land or construction
  • Analyse information from inspections or visits to buildings, land and construction sites
  • Advise on procurement routes and tender processes
  • Undertake costing and cost planning of construction projects
  • Manage efficiency in construction projects

Where you'll work

Quayside House Furnival Road
Sheffield
S4 7YA

Training

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

Training provider

SHEFFIELD HALLAM 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

  • Academic: BSc (Hons) Professional Practice in Quantity Surveying
  • Professional Membership: Chartership with Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
  • You will be required to attend Sheffield Hallam University on day release

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSEs including Maths and English or equivalent (grade C/4 or above)

A Level in:

or Equivalent in Any Subject (grade BBC / Distinction Merit Merit)

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
  • Presentation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working

Other requirements

  • Paid birthday leave
  • Paid volunteering leave
  • Enhanced holidays
  • Yearly contribution towards personal (non-career) learning goals
  • Life Assurance and Permanent Health Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme including counselling
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Sponsored non-work-related personal development annual allowance
  • Paid professional subscriptions
  • Local concessionary gym rates and corporate discounts

About this employer

We provide dynamic multi-disciplinary building consultancy services delivering quality professional expertise and advice to clients across a diverse range of business sectors throughout the UK and Europe.

After this apprenticeship

  • Career development opportunities
  • Paid professional subscriptions

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008156.

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Closes in 20 days (Monday 2 February 2026)

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