Quantity Surveyor Higher Apprentice - Leeds
NATIONAL GRID PLC
Leeds (LS15 8ET)
Closes in 21 days (Saturday 3 January 2026)
Posted on 12 December 2025
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Summary
Our aim is to help the UK switch to clean energy and make sure our electricity network is fit for the future; carrying more clean, secure energy from where it’s generated to where you need it. As a Quantity Surveyor Higher Apprentice, you would play a crucial role in enabling us to do this.
- Wage
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£31,310 a year
- Training course
- Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday – Friday, daytime hours (0800-1600, 0900-1700).
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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2
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
In this role, you’ll get hands-on experience in lots of different areas, including health and safety, quality control, working with contractors, and helping to manage projects. You’ll be involved in:
- Taking charge of parts of a project, working with subcontractors to monitor their performance and ensuring they are working safely.
- Helping with buying materials and choosing the right subcontractors for ongoing projects.
- Supporting the commercial team by keeping track of changes from clients and subcontractors and making sure everything is recorded.
- Looking at risks and opportunities in projects and helping report on these to keep things running smoothly and on budget.
- Working with a team of people from different departments, learning how business decisions affect how projects are delivered.
Where you'll work
Crossgate House
Leeds
LS15 8ET
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NATIONAL GRID PLC
Training course
Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Health and Safety: Apply health and safety issues to all activities.
- Sustainability: Demonstrate application of the principles of sustainability.
- Construction Technology: Assist in the implementation of the most appropriate solutions for construction projects
- Contracts: Be able to apply different types of contracts to different situations.
- Procurement: Assist in the selection of and negotiation with specialist contractors for a construction project.
- Cost control: Assist in the measurement and costing of construction works during a project.
- Financial reporting: Assist in the preparation of financial reports, cash flow and cost forecasts for a construction project.
- Administration: Assist in the collection, collation and storage of relevant data and its analysis.
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level in:
BTEC in:
- Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering (grade Merit or Distinction)
- Quantity Surveying (grade Merit or Distinction)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Patience
- Adaptable
- Safety
- Reliable
- Responsible
Other requirements
Within the role, you will support the delivery of one of our major infrastructure projects within Strategic Infrastructure, and therefore, you will be required to live within a 45–60-minute commutable distance of the following postcode: LS15 7JY.
You will be required to travel to our site locations. Annually you’re expected to travel more than 10,000 miles for business.
A driving licence is required for this role, so if you do not already have one, you must have obtained one by 31st May 2026.
About this employer
National Grid is at the heart of the energy future, and our people are at the heart of National Grid. We’re 30,000 colleagues strong. In the UK, National Grid don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt. The world of energy is changing beyond recognition as we focus on building a cleaner, greener future. Working at National Grid, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.
Net-zero targets are transforming the way we work and increasing the scope of the positive impact we can make. Right now, we’re looking for apprentices to join us. Our people in Network Services work across a number of teams to keep the lights on for our customers.
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Company benefits
- 26 days annual leave + statutory holidays.
- Pension scheme and sharesave options.
- Flexible benefits and more.
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 programme, you will join National Grid as an Associate Project Manager.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NATIONAL GRID PLC
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003547.
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Closes in 21 days (Saturday 3 January 2026)
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