Apprentice Consultant (Quantity Surveyor)

BCS Data Centres Limited

London (EC3M 1DT)

Closes in 28 days (Friday 17 April 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 20 March 2026

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Summary

  • Professional Career Opportunities as an apprentice Quantity Surveyor within the Construction & Digital Built Asset Industry
  • BCS are the market leaders in their roles of Quantity Surveying within the Digital Asset Construction Markets (Data Centre’s)

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday between 09:00-17:30. Occasional evenings where industry events and networking may be required.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

6 years 6 months

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 provide a service to the cost and commercial management function, undertaking tasks to support senior colleagues
  • Assisting the team with providing financial projections and cost control of projects
  • Manage your own workload under a high degree supervision and resolve routine/simple problems
  • Follow clearly established financial procedures relating to cost and commercial management processes and tasks ensuring standards of accuracy are maintained
  • Carry out tasks, such as the preparation of reports under the directions of more senior colleagues, or the research and collation of information to support cost and commercial management of projects
  • Prepare basic documents, presentations and other materials to a clear brief, using established formats and standard software - this may include collecting data and undertaking basic analysis to contribute to internal decision-making
  • Provide feedback on existing cost and commercial management processes to contribute to the improvement of processes and systems
  • Complete tasks as requested by colleagues, in order to provide an effective support service to the cost and commercial management function
  • Resolve operational day-to-day queries and requests on a number of assignments supported, ensuring an efficient and high-quality service is extended to internal and external stakeholders
  • Regular visits to client sites and offices with potential for travel abroad. As such, flexibility to working hours will be required
  • BCS provide an in-house training program on top of your degree that is delivered weekly specific to your job role and function Dedicated mentor to guide you through your training development

Where you'll work

BCS
4th Floor
41 Eastcheap
London
EC3M 1DT

Training

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

Training provider

LONDON SOUTH BANK 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

  • The apprentice will work towards BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying and a qualification leading towards chartered membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
  • Training takes place one day per week at university, half a day a week of internal BCS training to support your professional qualification (MCIOB/ MAPM/ MRICS) and 3.5 days a week on the job
  • University training is one day per week at London South Bank University - Southwark Campus

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

  • 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade C/4 or above)
  • A-level or BTEC National Diploma (grade BBB or DDM or Equivalent)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Non judgemental

About this employer

BCS are a dynamic professional consultancy in our 9th year of business with ambitious growth strategy. We work across the ever-expanding Data Centre and IT Asset Consultancy market offering a wealth of opportunity. As a business we want to attract, develop, and retain the best professionals in the industry, the goal is to provide the environment for apprentices to flourish and grow with the business.

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After this apprenticeship

MRICS accredited degree - recognised globally as the leading standard.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000022295.

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Closes in 28 days (Friday 17 April 2026 at 11:59pm)