Apprentice Employers Agent Quantity Surveyor - September 2025 start
Apprentice Employers Agent Quantity Surveyor - September 2025 start
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Job Description
We have an opportunity in our Cambridge office for an apprentice Employers Agent (EA) / Quantity Surveyor to work within our EA / Cost Management Team to help provide construction cost and EA management services to our local regional and national clients in the UK and around the world.
AECOM provides EA / Cost Management services to Clients in both the public and private sector and to organisations in all areas of the Construction Industry including:
- Commercial new build refurbishment and fit out for a variety of public and private sector clients.
- Industrial developments for developers and occupiers.
- Infrastructure schemes including large scale rail highways and water projects.
You will also have chance to be involved in all stages of a project; from initial project definition and brief to cost planning through to procurement construction and building use. You will have opportunity to work with a wide variety of clients often working alongside other construction professionals in multidisciplinary teams. We believe that doing the work itself gives the best opportunity to learn so you can expect to be given responsibility and will need to be able to work both autonomously and as part of a team all whilst receiving the guidance and support to allow you to develop. As an Apprentice AECOM will support you on your academic pathway which would be a graduate degree studied on a day release basis culminating in your professional qualification.
Job Responsibilities
The EA / QS role we offer can be varied and is dependent on the Client sector and project we are working for. The role is generally split in to pre and post contract duties which can include:
PreContract:
- Cost planning and estimating
- Attendance at Design / client meetings
- Assisting senior staff in the preparation of documentation
- Procuring construction works and managing the tender processes
- Compilation of contract documentation
- Development of programmes and other documentation required for the project
Post Contract:
- Management of all post contract activities
- Managing all associated construction meetings distributing monthly reports and other documentation required to track cost quality and programme
- Attendance at site progress meetings
- Completion of Valuations
- Financial reporting
- Minute taking
- Report writing
- Issue and valuation of instructions / changes and the pricing of variations applicable to each project.
A EA / QS apprentice at AECOM Cambridge will have the opportunity to assist in all of the above tasks and see projects from inception to completion on site
Qualifications :
We are seeking ALevel School Leavers / Equivalent or experienced candidates with the following predicted or secured qualifications:
- 112 UCAS tariff points; this is the equivalent to ALevel BBC or BTEC National Diploma DMM (1x Distinction and 2x Merits)
- GCSE Mathematics & English at Grade 4 (New Structure) or Grade C (Old Structure) or above.
Skills
- Strong mathematical and analytical skills
- Desire to work within the construction / property industry
- Proactive and driven approach to work and creating success
- Ability to working in a team of diverse individuals to meet common objectives
- Good organisation and communication skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and willingness to ask for help when needed as well as support other members of the team
- Professional manner
- Full UK driving license.
Additional Information :
Please include all predicted / actual grades and a covering letter
You will need permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
About AECOM
AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public and privatesector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.
Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or longterm condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
