Commercial Consultant - Quantity Surveyor Apprenticeship
BTTC INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Manchester (M1 6JX)
Closes in 23 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 July 2025
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Summary
Join a Quantity Surveying apprenticeship and contribute to high-profile infrastructure projects. Deliver real value to clients while gaining hands-on experience and direct mentorship from directors who’ve led major infrastructure organisations for over 30 years.
- Wage
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£25,500 a year
- Training course
- Construction quantity surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Working hours are 40 hours a week (including university day release). Generally Monday to Friday, from 8:30am to 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 2 September 2025
- Duration
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6 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
As a Quantity Surveying apprentice, you’ll support the commercial delivery of infrastructure projects while developing key technical and professional skills. Working closely with experienced team members, you’ll gain hands-on experience, contribute to meaningful work, and learn how the business operates from the inside out. As your confidence and knowledge grow, you’ll gradually take on more responsibility and ownership of tasks.
- Supporting budget reporting, cost monitoring, and responding to client queries with guidance from senior team members.
- Learning the fundamentals of infrastructure contracts through hands-on experience in contract administration and management across the full project lifecycle.
- Participating in site visits, team meetings, and knowledge-sharing sessions to build practical understanding.
- Learning to use industry-standard tools and technology to produce accurate commercial outputs.
- Gaining exposure to business development, service improvement, and innovation, with regular access to senior management for mentorship and insight.
- Attending a RICS-accredited degree course one day a week, with full support toward achieving professional accreditation upon completion.
Where you'll work
52 Princess Street
Manchester
M1 6JX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD, THE
Your training course
Construction quantity surveyor (degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Be able to apply and evaluate the principles for the avoidance of conflict and dispute resolution such as adjudication and arbitration between project stakeholders
- Be able to identify and manage risks of health, safety and welfare in line with legislation, hazards and safe systems of work
- Analyse costs and benefits of sustainability initiatives on a project
- Be able to advise on the legal aspects of a project and the most suitable form of contract to be used to ensure fairness and efficiency
- Be able to advise on the most suitable construction solutions that maximise value for clients and enhance the cost effectiveness of the project within the budget constraints
- Be able to advise on the appropriateness of various procurement routes and manage and report on the tendering and negotiation processes to select specialist contractors
- Advise on appropriate methods of measurement of completed works and issue documentation required for payment to specialist contractors and income from client
- Advise construction team and the client on strategies to control predicted expenditure in line with the budget
- Carry out risk assessments and implement strategies to mitigate risk
- Monitor, report and advise construction team on project cashflows and profitability. Evaluate and advise on financial implications of decisions during the construction phase
- Assess, interpret and report on progress and assist in the control of programmes during the construction phase
Your training plan
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Requirements
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
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Pragmatic
- Respectful
- Customer Focused
- Integrity
- Collaborative
About this company
BTTC is a pioneering infrastructure project consultancy dedicated to transforming how infrastructure is delivered. With a focus on collaboration, innovation, and practical expertise, BTTC supports clients across project management, commercial management, and consultancy - driving long-term value through high-performing leadership and a commitment to ethical, sustainable delivery.
https://www.bttcgroup.com/ (opens in new tab)
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
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be promoted to a Consultant role. You’ll be supported on your journey toward achieving Chartered Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) through the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC).
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BTTC INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Jenny Devine
jenny.devine@bttcgroup.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330386.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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