Quantity Surveying Degree Apprentice
STRABAG UK LIMITED
Redcar (TS10 4RG)
Closes on Sunday 31 May 2026
Posted on 24 April 2026
Contents
Summary
Teesside is one of STRABAG's key growth target areas and it is vital therefore that we continue to invest in our people, in this case in early talent. In this role you will work in support of our existing commercial team both assisting and learning from them.
- Wage
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£27,040 a year
- Training course
- Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 24 August 2026
- Duration
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5 years
- Positions available
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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
- Assist with cost estimating and cost planning for construction projects
Undertake take-offs from drawings and prepare pricing schedules - Support subcontractor procurement and contract documentation
Help with commercial reporting, valuations and cost control - Visit sites and collaborate with project teams to monitor project progress
- Opportunity to develop full professional expertise in cost management, construction contracts, commercial skills and surveying
- Liaise effectively with internal departments including site operations, design, logistics, accounts, health and safety, and environmental teams
- Manage subcontract packages, including verifying applications for payment, agreeing variations and compensation events, and settling final accounts
Where you'll work
Wilton Site
Redcar
TS10 4RG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TEESSIDE 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
Apprentice will be working 4 days a week on site at the Woodsmith project, Redcar, TS10 4RG and one day a week at Teesside University, TS1 3BX.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
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
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
Other requirements
Ideally, a full, clean driving licence.
About this employer
STRABAG UK is part of an international group headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Employing 85,000 people across the world and with an annual turnover of some €24 billion. In this country we specialise and in tunnelling on major projects such as HS2.
This Degree Apprenticeship will be working at our Redcar office on the Woodsmith Project.
http://www.strabag.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- BUPA
- Pension (Up to 9% matched by the company)
After this apprenticeship
To become a Quantity Surveyor and progress up the Commercial career path.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000028070.
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Closes on Sunday 31 May 2026
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