Quantity Surveyor Apprentice - VINCI Facilities -Maidstone
VINCI Facilities
Maidstone (ME14 5PP)
Closes in 24 days (Sunday 15 March 2026)
Posted on 16 February 2026
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Summary
Quantity Surveyors are part the commercial team looking after the financial side of a construction project. Working on live facility management contracts, managing budgets, costs, invoices, negotiating with sub-contractors, dealing with contracts.
- Wage
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£22,600 a year
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Everyday discounts. Pension scheme with employer contribution. Opportunity for bi-annual salary progression
26 days holiday + 8 days bank holidays.
- Training course
- Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday, from 8.00am- 5.00pm.
40 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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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
- To assist with the procurement of materials and off-site services
- To assist with procurement and cost control of sub-contractors
- To assist with the payments
- Develop an understanding of cost control
- Develop an understanding of programming and sequencing
- To assist with sub-contract administration
- To support project close-out and archiving of accounts
Where you'll work
29 Hollingworth Court
Turkey Mill, Ashford Road
Maidstone
ME14 5PP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY
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
- Construction quantity surveying technician Level 4 (Higher national certificate) Apprenticeship Standard
- HNC Construction Built Environment
- Commerical Management qualification
- Professional Membership with CIOB
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Opportunity for progression and permanent contract
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level in:
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
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
You will be based on a construction site and PPE use will be required for site visits.
About this employer
At VINCI Facilities UK, we deliver Facilities Management and Building Solutions across the country, offering significant depth and breadth of expertise in the built environment. Active engagement with our colleagues, customers, communities, and supply chain is central to the successful delivery of our public and private sector projects. Guided by a people-first approach, our focus is on working safely, reducing carbon, driving innovation, and creating long-term value for all stakeholders. We’re proud to have received the Order of Distinction from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), recognising fifteen consecutive years of gold-standard performance, reflecting our outstanding commitment to workplace health and safety. Our strong sustainability credentials have been recognised with first place in the Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) Awards. This independent recognition reflects our dedication to high Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards, and is a testament to the hard work and commitment of our teams.
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Company benefits
2 days paid volunteering. Training courses programme and Mentor Support. Training Scheme to works towards Professional. Accreditation - RICS.
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
- VINCI Facilities Apprenticeship Scheme has been designed to kick start your journey towards becoming an industry expert. You will get hands-on experience and tailored training to support you every step of the way
- In addition to the qualifications the programme will enable candidates to progress in terms of level of responsibility, interpersonal skills, leadership, commercial awareness and commercial knowledge
- This position offers candidates to opportunity to learn on the job, gain a recognised qualification and the opportunity to progress on to a degree course upon completion and ultimately lead to full membership of the relevant professional institutions
- 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
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000015703.
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Closes in 24 days (Sunday 15 March 2026)
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