Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

Oxbury Chartered Surveyors

Chelmsford (CM2 5LB)

Closes in 28 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 1 July 2025

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Summary

A fantastic opportunity to join a friendly, professional team in Chelmsford on a 5-year Quantity Surveying Degree Apprenticeship. No prior experience required as we will sponsor you to complete a BSc in Quantity Surveying and the Assessment of Professional Competence to become a Chartered Surveyor. Opportunity for fast career and salary progression.

Wage

£24,000 a year

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You will receive regular salary increases linked to passing each module of the degree course.

Training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours
The role is predominantly office based and our standard hours are 9am - 5.30pm with an hour for lunch. No shifts, or weekend working. Site visits are a regular requirement and all sites are based in the East of England.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

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

We are a Professional Quantity Surveying Practice and work with a wide range of clients in the residental, industrial, commercial and education sectors.  We support our clients to build everything from carbon-neutral social housing thorugh to self-build unique homes; from schools and leisure centres to prestige-brand manufacturing facilities.  (Please note that although you will regularly visit construction sites for inspections and project meetings, our work is predominantly office based.)

As an Apprentice Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day management of several construction projects with both the residential and commercial teams.  Some of the main tasks are:

  • Providing advice on the financial and general viability of potential construction projects.
  • Preparing cost estimates and cost plans.
  • Providing contract and procurement advice and administration to clients.
  • Drafting tender documents, shortlisting contractors and preparing contracts
  • Managing the acquisition of planning permission and arranging for site surveys, ground investigations and utilities enquiries.
  • Identifying and advising the client on value engineering opportunities.
  • Chairing project meetings and preparing development programmes.
  • Carrying out on-site valuations with the main contractor and issuing recommendations for payment.
  • Agreeing any costs for variations with the main contractor and keeping the client up to date with any identified risks to the cost plan.
  • Monthly cost reporting to the client.
  • Administering Design & Build Contracts in the role of Employer's Agent.
  • Negotiating and administering agreements for the delivery of 'Section 106' affordable housing.

Supported by a Mentor and working with experienced Surveyors you will initially be fully supervised, but as you gain confidence you will begin to take on and manage your own projects on behalf of our clients.

Where you'll work

St. Benedict House
17 Springfield Lyons Approach, Springfield
Chelmsford
CM2 5LB

Training

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

College or training organisation

ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY

Your 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.

Your training plan

You will attend University on paid day-release one or two days per week during University semesters to complete a fully-funded 5-year Degree Apprenticeship in Quantity Surveying at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford.  We will pay your tuition fees as well as travel and expenses. Over the course of the 5 years, you will complete a BSc in Quantity Surveying followed by the Assessment of Professional Competence to become an MRICS Chartered Surveyor. 

Throughout your Apprenticeship, 20% of your working time will be allocated for training and development so although you may need to do some study out of hours you will have time in the office to work on assignments and will be able to get support and advice from your mentor and experienced surveying team.

We are keen to support the individual interests and aspirations of all our staff and will continue to support your training and development after you have completed the Apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Language (grade C / 4)
  • Maths (grade C / 4)

Other in:

  • any subjects (grade Minimum of 112 UCAS points)
  • at least four subjects (inc English & Maths) (grade C / 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Numeracy

Other requirements

* Must be physically capable of moving around a construction site. * Driving licence is not essential initially but must be able to achieve a UK driving licence within 18 months of starting employment as many construction sites are in rural locations not accessible by public transport.

About this company

Oxbury is a professional practice of Chartered Quantity Surveyors. We operate from our offices in Chelmsford, Norwich and London and act for Clients throughout the East, East Midlands, South East of England and Greater London area, providing the full range of Cost Management (Quantity Surveying), Employer's Agent and Project Management services for a wide spectrum of public, private and commercial clients.

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Company benefits

* Non contributory pension scheme * 25 - 27 days holiday + bank holidays * Staff benefits platform offering discounts on healthcare, shopping, entertainment and travel. * Committed to EDI, we hold the RICS Inclusive Employer Charter Mark.

After this apprenticeship

At the end of the 5-year Apprenticeship you will have a BSc in Quantity Surveying and will be a Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS). As a Chartered QS you can expect to be earning £40k+.  At Oxbury you will be promoted through the grades based on your knowledge, skill and experience so your progression is not limited by waiting for a more senior role to be vacant.  

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Oxbury Chartered Surveyors

Steph Pain

hr@oxbury.co.uk

01603 707900

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329074.

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Closes in 28 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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