Graduate Quantity Surveyor

Mech Electrics Limited; Gatwick; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction company is seeking a Junior / Graduate Quantity Surveyor to join their team at Gatwick Airport. This site-based role offers hands-on experience and the opportunity to work closely with a Senior Quantity Surveyor. Candidates should have a degree in Quantity Surveying or a related field and some exposure to construction. The role involves supporting cost control, valuations, and gaining insight into how commercial decisions are made on live projects. This is an excellent opportunity for long-term career growth.

Qualifications

• Has a degree or is close to completing one in Quantity Surveying or a related subject.
• Has had some exposure to construction, even if it's through placements or short-term roles.
• Wants to build a long-term career, not just tick a graduate-scheme box.

Responsibilities

• Supporting cost control and reporting.
• Getting involved in valuations and variations.
• Learning how subcontractor packages are managed.
• Understanding how site progress links to money.
• Seeing how commercial decisions play out in real time.

Skills

Curiosity

Communication

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related subject

Job description

Overview

Junior / Graduate Quantity Surveyor

Gatwick Airport

Still early in your QS career and want proper site exposure — not another year staring at spreadsheets you don't fully understand yet?

This role is based at Gatwick Airport on a long-term programme of works that will run well into the next decade. It's site-based, hands-on, and gives you day-to-day access to how commercial decisions actually get made on live construction projects.

You'll be working directly with a Senior Quantity Surveyor who will involve you in the work, not shield you from it.

Responsibilities

• supporting cost control and reporting
• getting involved in valuations and variations
• learning how subcontractor packages are managed
• understanding how site progress links to money
• seeing how commercial decisions play out in real time

This isn't a theory-heavy, office-only graduate role. You'll be on site, talking to people, learning how things really work.

Who this suits

• has a degree (or is close to completing one) in Quantity Surveying or a related subject
• has had some exposure to construction, even if it's through placements or short-term roles
• wants to build a long-term career, not just tick a graduate-scheme box
• is curious, asks questions, and wants responsibility over time

If you're looking for somewhere you can settle, learn properly and progress, this should be of interest.

The environment

The work is in live buildings on an active airport campus. It's busy, regulated and sometimes demanding — but you'll be supported by an experienced, committed team who know the site well.

If you want to become a confident, commercially capable QS rather than just another CV, this is worth a conversation