Quantity Surveyor Level 6 Apprentice - Ringway - Island of Wight
RINGWAY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LIMITED
Isle of Wight (PO30 5XJ)
Closes in 6 days (Monday 25 May 2026)
Posted on 18 May 2026
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Summary
The role would include a mixture of office and site-based tasks to give you the well-rounded experience required to see schemes from start to finish in Highways Maintenance. If you prefer hands-on experience, outdoors and teamwork, have a look at the details below.
- Wage
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£22,600 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Everyday discounts. Pension scheme with employer contribution. Opportunity to bi-annual salary progression
- Training course
- Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday between 8.00am - 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 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
- Commercial understanding of Term Maintenance Contracts
- Support of change management - Early Warning Notice process, Variations, Remeasurement
- Support of Supply chain partners assessment and payment
- Use of commercial management IT systems for measurement and cost
- Representing Ringway in client facing meetings
- Processing and management of payment applications
- Assisting cost management in the weekly cost/value
- Reconciliation meetings
- Aiding the QS/Senior QS in the administration of subcontracts
- The role would include a mixture of office and site-based tasks to give you the well-rounded experience required to see schemes from conception into construction and completion. This would involve exposure to Health, Safety & Environment management, Planning and Co-ordination and Commercial Management
Where you'll work
St Christopher House
42 Daish Way
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 5XJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH
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
- Level 6 Chartered Surveyor Apprenticeship
- Mentor support
- CSCS card
- Other practical qualifications
More training information
- Day release at Portsmouth University
- 5-year fixed term contract
- You will get hands-on experience and tailored training to support you every step of the way. Mentor allocation and guidance Additional training is provided
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 5 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
A Level in:
- English (grade 5 or above)
- Maths (grade 5 or above)
BTEC 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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
About this employer
Together with our associated companies, Ringway teams are responsible for looking after over 50,000 kms of the UK’s highways network – we deliver specialist highway services across the largest highways maintenance portfolio within the UK, including strategic road network, DBFO motorway and trunk roads, and the local authority network. We are private sector partners, dedicated to delivering public services. We offer best practice maintenance services through local solutions which make an impact in the communities in which we operate. We take pride in offering a dedicated, flexible approach which supports our clients, underpinned by the recruitment, development and retention of a locally based workforce and supported by a close community of trusted supply-chain partners. Self-delivery is core to our business model. Working together with our clients we deliver cyclic and reactive maintenance, incident response, severe weather operations, surfacing and specialist treatments with local accountability and people who take pride in the services they deliver. Ringway is committed to creating a working environment that is inclusive and diverse.
https://www.ringway.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 26 days holiday + 8 days bank holidays. 2 days paid volunteering. Training courses programme and Mentor Support. Benefits portal.
- Networks: Early Careers Woman in Construction, LGTBQ+, Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Opportunity for progression to a Degree Apprenticeship upon completion
- An Apprenticeship Scheme has been designed to kick-start your journey towards becoming an industry expert
- We are looking for a long-term relationship with our apprentices, and we have a long-term career structure in mind, whereby we see the apprentice developing into senior roles within our business as it grows
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032212.
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Closes in 6 days (Monday 25 May 2026)
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