Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

Tetra Tech; Bristol; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical and engineering consultancy is seeking an Apprentice Quantity Surveyor to join their Cost Consultancy team in Bristol. This exciting position offers a paid placement where you will gain invaluable hands-on experience while completing a funded BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying. As part of the role, you will be involved in cost planning, assisting in contract preparation, and managing construction projects. Ideal candidates should have A’levels including Maths and English, excellent communication skills, and a clean UK driving license.

Benefits

Paid placement opportunity

Training support for BSc degree

Mentoring and Chartership support

Qualifications

• Compliance with the university’s minimum points requirements.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Self-motivated individuals are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cost planning and initial estimating.
• Assisting in preparation of tender and contract documents.
• Fund monitoring and due diligence.
• Manage and deliver construction projects.
• Work closely with clients and project managers.
• Assist with a range of surveying duties.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Self-Motivated

Education

3 A’levels including Maths and English, 112 UCAS points or equivalent

A minimum of 5 GCSE's grade 9-4 (A*-C) including English Language and Maths

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting, interesting career role where you can help make a difference for the future.
Tetra Tech is a leading technical, engineering, and environmental consultancy. We provide data-driven, market-leading water, environment, infrastructure, energy, and international development solutions to clients in the UK and Europe.

We deliver locally and we’re backed globally. In the UK and Europe, Tetra Tech has more than 6,000 employees and more than 50 offices. Our unique organisational structure enables us to be nimble and respond with the agility of a small business, backed by international resources and capabilities from across the world.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do! They help our clients succeed, our business prosper and the communities we work in thrive. We need the very best people to maintain our position as a market leader and so provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity.

In an apprentice role you will work on exciting, ground-breaking projects from day one, with support to grow in your chosen discipline as well as training to develop the core skills needed to succeed in a professional organisation. Our early careers programme gives you the chance to connect with others across the region / business who are also starting their career, as well as mentoring, Chartership support & bonuses and more.

Role Title: Apprentice Quantity Surveyor
Start Date: September 2026
Location: Bristol

Tetra Tech has an opportunity for trainee quantity surveyors to join the Cost Consultancy team to assist in all cost and procurement management processes. This position will include day release to complete a fully funded professionally accredited BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying at a local university.

This position offers an exciting paid placement opportunity where you can gain invaluable 'hands' on experience and gain a degree.

Responsibilities

• Cost planning and initial estimating
• Assisting in the preparation of tender and contract documents
• Fund monitoring and due diligence
• Assisting in the management and delivery of construction projects
• Working closely with Clients, Architects, Structural Engineers and Project Managers
• Assisting with a range of pre and post contract surveying duties

Qualifications / Skills requirements

• Compliance with the university’s minimum points requirements (3 A’levels including Maths and English, 112 UCAS points or equivalent)
• A minimum of 5 GCSE's grade 9-4 (A*-C) or equivalent including English Language and Maths
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self‑Motivated

Hold a full, clean UK driving license or working towards obtaining one and ideally access to a vehicle.

Application Closing Date: 15 February 2026

Assessment Centre to be held: April 2026

We take pride in delivering projects effectively for clients. This often requires colleagues to be together- in offices or on site – to ensure the best outcomes. However, when possible, we also advocate for flexibility around how, when, and where you work.
There is no 'one approach fits all' – each team manages their own way of working, we trust our employees and focus on outputs not inputs.
Meeting up with colleague and clients face to face in office environments or on site is important for collaboration, face-to-face meetings, appraisals and development.