12-Month Work Placement - Quantity Surveyor

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is offering a 12-month work placement as a Quantity Surveyor in London. This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in cost consultancy, where you will support clients in managing construction and property project costs. You will be immersed in real projects, enhancing your technical skills and professional development. The company emphasizes equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring that every contribution is valued. If you are pursuing a degree in a relevant field and have strong communication and analytical skills, this placement is a perfect stepping stone for your career.

Qualifications

• Working towards a degree in Quantity Surveying or related field.
• Demonstrating skills in resilience, creativity, and analytical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with cost estimation and project planning.
• Monitor budgets and costs throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Creativity

Team Player

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying

MSc in Quantity Surveying

RICS Accredited Degree

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12-Month Work Placement - Quantity Surveyor, London

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Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

Job Description:

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Our Intern & Placement programme is designed to give you a hands-on insight into the work we do as a company and help to develop skills and knowledge within your chosen field. Supported by signposted training, the programme is based on Arcadis core values, giving you both technical training and support to help you develop both personally and professionally whilst with us. You will be exposed to real projects and clients and given a range of experiences to immerse yourself into over the course of your 10-12-week internship or 12-month placement.

Our Quantity Surveyors, or Cost Consultants, work across all our sectors supporting cost, commercial, and transformational consultancy projects. Cost Consultancy involves advising on and managing the cost of construction and property projects, supporting from the beginning of a project lifecycle to influence and drive decision-making. You will help support clients with cost estimation, project planning, procurement, and cost management; your role will be key in providing advice on project finances and contractual relationships. You will monitor budgets and costs throughout the project lifecycle, keeping the client and project team informed.

• Accepted Degrees: BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying, Property, Real Estate, or similar RICS accredited degree

Qualifications & Experience:

• You will be working towards a degree in a relevant subject
• You will demonstrate typical Arcadis skills including resilience, creativity, analytical thinking, and being a team player
• You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your technical knowledge to influence and consult stakeholders
• Willing to travel and stay away from home when required (where possible, we embrace virtual working)

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. That's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life, and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves accountable for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of how we improve quality of life. We work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+, and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.