Graduate Quantity Surveyor - Exeter

Currie & Brown Group Limited; Exeter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in construction consultancy is seeking dynamic graduates for exciting quantity surveying roles in Exeter. This position offers the chance to engage in impactful projects across education and housing sectors, providing a varied experience. With a commitment to training through a structured RICS APC programme, you will gain the skills necessary to become a chartered surveyor within two years. The company values long-term career development, offering an inclusive environment that fosters growth and international opportunities. Join a team that prioritizes compassion and excellence, and embark on a rewarding career path with clear progression routes.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Company car allowance upon chartership

Life insurance at twice your salary

Healthy living subsidy

Professional membership subscription

Interest-free season ticket loan

Bike to work scheme

Social fund and committee support

Dress-down and early finish on Fridays

Qualifications

• Exceptional graduates of all degree backgrounds are welcome.
• Commitment to ongoing studying for chartered surveyor status.

Responsibilities

• Full involvement in diverse projects from start to finish.
• Manage relationships with clients, contractors, and colleagues.

Skills

Communication Skills

Relationship Management

Analytical Problem Solving

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Education

Degree in any field

Job description

Currie & Brown has exciting graduate opportunities in quantity surveying in our Exeter office.

You will have the opportunity to get involved in projects including education and housing in the private and public sector.

We recruit exceptional graduates of all degree backgrounds who aspire to be leaders in a construction consultancy environment.

Responsibilities will include:

• Having full involvement in projects from the start; the role is varied and no two projects are the same.
• Managing relationships with clients, contractors, and colleagues.
• Conducting individual study in your own time towards achieving chartered surveyor status.

Requirements:

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• Ability to foster relationships with professionals of all levels.
• Analytical approach to problem-solving.
• Willingness to travel (graduates will be expected to work on projects across various UK locations in order to gain breadth of experience, although the base location will remain constant).
• Commitment to the company’s rigorous training programme.
• Well-organised, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage time.

Training and progression (APC programme):

We will provide training through our structured industry-leading RICS APC programme. With your commitment and our support, you’ll become a chartered surveyor in a minimum of two years (longer if a conversion course is required).

Attaining RICS accreditation is a standard requirement for Currie & Brown’s professional employees. The company seeks to produce high-calibre practitioners through its rigorous programme. Candidates will commit to ongoing studying and document preparation, while regular assessment ensures progress and identifies where further study or support is required. The programme includes:

• Self-study outside business hours.
• Bonus payment on completion of APC.
• Mentorship from an experienced colleague.
• Training sessions with an external APC coach.
• Quarterly assessments.
• Coaching in soft skills.
• Individual face-to-face and telephone support in the six months leading up to the final assessment.

Once you gain chartership you can join a formal development programme designed to move the focus of learning into areas of commerciality, leadership, and business development.

As an APC candidate, you can enjoy the following benefits:

• Salary reviews twice a year.
• 25 days’ annual leave, increasing to 27 after five years with the company.
• Option to ‘buy’ more annual leave.
• Pension scheme membership, with a matched employer contribution of up to 5%.
• Company car allowance upon achieving chartership.
• Life insurance at twice your salary.
• Healthy living subsidy in the form of a taxable annual payment of £400 towards the cost of a sports club or gym.
• Professional membership subscription.
• An interest-free season ticket loan.
• Bike to work scheme.
• Opportunities to get involved with CSR activities.
• Social fund and social committee to support activities for all employees.
• ‘Congratulations’ payments when employees get married or enter into a civil partnership.
• Dress-down and early finish on Fridays.

About Us

Why choose Currie & Brown?

Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work and always look to invest in our people’s futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage – providing advice, support, and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long.

We don’t offer just a job we offer a career with a clear structured route to progression and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis.

We are an international industry leader – Working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence, being digitally-led in our approach, we present the chance to work on some of the world’s most prestigious projects and for some of the world’s top clients.

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity, and inclusion should be fundamental in creating a successful workforce.

We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry-level to senior executives.