Graduate Quantity Surveyor (Glasgow)

Jacobs; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Job summary

Jacobs is offering a two-year Graduate Development Program in Glasgow to fast-track your career in project controls and quantity surveying. You’ll join a team responsible for financial monitoring, invoicing and forecasting, with mentorship and structured learning designed to build broad capability across commercial management.

The program starts in September 2027 and provides blended learning, real project work and exposure to industry leaders, with flexible working arrangements to support your

Qualifications

• Working towards a relevant Degree or Master’s level qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or Commercial Management.
• Demonstrate a flexible, proactive mindset and motivation to grow your career.
• Be adaptable and eager to learn in a dynamic graduate programme.

Responsibilities

• Support project teams with financial monitoring and reporting for assigned projects.
• Provide analysis to assist project managers and their teams in decision making.
• Contribute to invoicing, forecasting and internal controls as part of the project controls function.

Skills

Flexible mindset

Proactive

Adaptability

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Quantity Surveying or related

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Join the Jacobs Graduate Development Program (GDP) and help shape better environments, communities and societies. Bring your passion, creativity and ambition — and together, we’ll create lasting change.

What You’ll Get

Our two‑year Graduate Development Program is designed to accelerate your growth as you begin your Jacobs career. Through blended learning, mentoring, progress reviews and networking, you’ll build capability across four key areas human skills, consulting skills, championing our strategy, and developing your personal passions.

You’ll tailor your learning journey to your interests, career goals and technical strengths — creating a graduate experience that’s uniquely yours. Much of your development will come through real project work, supported by your manager and mentor to ensure you gain the experiences that matter most.

The Graduate Development Program isn’t just a steppingstone — it’s a launchpad. You’ll gain the tools, exposure and support to unlock your potential, working on meaningful projects and collaborating with industry leaders to deliver solutions to complex challenges.

About The Opportunity

In Cities & Places and Major Programmes, we deliver today’s most complex, challenging and iconic infrastructure and transformation programmes. We work with our clients, across multiple sectors, to unlock better social, environmental and economic outcomes. Our dedicated teams have the experience and expertise to integrate and manage the scale, complexity and interdependencies that exist within major programmes. We address global challenges in an integrated way, from urbanisation, climate change, logistics and digital proliferation to security, water scarcity, investment partnerships and mega infrastructure.

You will join our Project Controls team in Glasgow. The team are responsible for the financial monitoring and reporting of projects internally and externally and includes various aspects from invoicing, forecasting, internal controls and financial analysis. As a Graduate Quantity Surveyor you will support a project team, providing financial monitoring and analysis to assist and guide project managers and their teams.

The start date for this position is September 2027.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Be working towards a relevant Degree or Master’s level qualification in Quanity Surveying, Construction Management or Commercial Management
• A flexible, proactive mindset and motivation to drive your career forward
• Adaptability and enthusiasm for learning
• Permanent right to work in the UK

Selection Process

• Apply Online
• Solo Video Assessment
• Interview

For further information, please see our brochure - https//jacobs-global.foleon.com/brochures/early-careers/ ;

Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well‑being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here.

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As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

We value collaboration and believe that in‑person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.